October 9, 2015 Friends and Peers
As a Trauma and Loss Specialist most of the training I have had is focused on helping children and teens deal with grief and traumatic events in their lives. First, it will help you to know that there are certain…
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Even the most healthy, positive relationship will quickly turn unhealthy, and negative, once cheating has become an issue. A healthy relationship is made up of several key elements. Each of those elements is vitally important to the relationship’s overall ability…
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September 11, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
I dated someone less than half my age.We even came to a point of moving in together.That was when it all went kerplop. Lessons learned from a middle-aged mother, and a failed May-December romance (I used the word failed, I…
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Your spouse may never be willing to admit to having an affair. Sometimes you just know what you know. Deep down you may know that he or she is having an affair, but still you are struggling with issues such…
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Just about everyone you have ever meet in life was once a stranger. The man I am dating, the one I refer to as “the greatest guy in the world” was a stranger to me, just a little over a…
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Differences cannot necessarily be “resolved”, instead they can, and should, be accepted. We are all different. We look differently, feel differently, behave differently, and have differences of opinion and belief. It is when we learn to accept, and even to…
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It seems that more women than men fall into the category of people who tend to put their own needs after the needs of others. Even though the female population is moving forward in many areas, we still tend to…
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July 17, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
There is nothing more critical in a relationship than mutual respect. Can you allow your partner to maintain his/her own viewpoints and opinions, and can you allow them to make their own decisions, even when you think they are making…
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July 17, 2015 Friends and Peers
When to end a friendship? If the “friendship” really is a friendship there will never be a time to end it.It’s those relationships which you suddenly realize are one-sided, or are even harmful to you, emotionally or mentally, that you…
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Take a step back and look, really look. Not to the left. Not to the right. Look straight ahead. Stand eye to eye with the person in the mirror. How are you doing? Do you like what you see? How…
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Victim Thinking Checklist Our thoughts control our actions. They control the way we see the world, and how we respond to all of the diverse opportunities that life itself presents to us. By learning to control our thoughts, in essence,…
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April 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Marriages, like many other things in life end for different reasons. It is easy to believe the biggest downfall in marriage is selfishness.The only way to have a lasting relationship with anyone, is to put the other persons needs before…
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Real love is an amazing thing.Going from infatuation with someone, to falling deeply in love with them, is like watching a flower open, in a sudden burst of color- catching the intoxicating scent on an early morning breeze. How it…
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The right time to leave an abusive situation is at the very first sign of abuse. I have worked with survivors of domestic violence, and their children, for more than 7 years.One thing I have found is that while many…
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February 24, 2015 Communication
The art of saying “NO” is one of those important, but difficult skills for many people to master in life. Saying “NO” to others when they ask too much of us, or when they ask us to do things we…
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February 3, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Love overcomes everything. My partner is a diabetic, and has had serious health issues, off and on since we first met.Last winter he went on the insulin pump, in an effort to try to get his health under control. Somedays…
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The Federal Government should consider taking action to protect children from sexual predators, rather than leaving it up to individual states to determine statutory laws, regarding sexual relations between minors. In one state the law regarding legal consentual sex sets…
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Anyone can attract a guy- seriously. The problem with a lot of women is the kind of guys they attract. The first question we need to ask about this topic is what kind of guy are you trying to attract?Predatory…
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November 21, 2014 Communication
In trying to make an impact on another person, whether at home, at work, or in extended or social settings, there are certain techniques you can use to help ensure that the listener is able to process and apply what…
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November 21, 2014 Communication
Our Foreign exchange student arrived for the summer, a young boy of 14 from Japan, coming to America for the first time. We had no idea that he arrive with no English speaking skills whatsoever, and us no Japanese either….
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August 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
“If I can just love him enough, then I know he will change.” My husband would choke me, push me, pull my hair, leave bruises, cuts, and scratches on my body, many times he threatened to kill me. But he…
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August 9, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
So you are recently wed, and up until now life has been “perfect”. Your relationship has been respectful, almost always loving and affectionate.But then something happened… it was your first argument. Is this a bad sign, that your marriage is…
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July 13, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Why Some Women Cheat. If we are going to make excuses for cheating, I suppose the same ones should apply to both women and men. I don’t believe there is an excuse, or a justifiable reason for cheating on your…
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Child support enforcement agencies are set up now, in practically every state in America, to help you deal with dead beat parents.In the ideal world, then, you could just report the non-paying parent, and the agency would jump into action-…
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