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Who Are You?
Most of the people didn’t describe themselves at all. The truth is they described themselves by the following: Work A lot of people...
Increasing Connection Through Movement
It is also not a secret that many people struggle to spend time with their families. Many parents feel they are not connected to their...
Living My Best Life
One of today’s new popular sayings is, “I am living my best life.” Everyone has their own idea of what it means to live their best life....
Is Your Relationship Toxic?
Authors of the book, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it can Help You Find – and Keep – Love, suggest six telltale...
Cultivating Lasting Friendships
Now that we know human connection is essential for our health and well-being, we need to look at how to cultivate meaningful connections....
The True Definition of Forgiveness
The first step to understanding forgiveness is learning what it means. Forgiveness is willfully abandoning resentment and related...
How to Survive Becoming an Empty Nester
Part 1: The Departure and Remaining Connected Perhaps the real question is how will you get by without them there? It’s the ultimate...
The Silent Killer
Not convinced? Here are some results from research posted on the campaigns website: Loneliness likely increases your risk of death by...
Conflict and Communication
Conflicts are something that come up in all types of relationships and can be intensified by issue with communication. Styles of...
It’s Not Your Job to Make Your Spouse Happy
Your job isn’t to make your spouse happy. Let me say it again just in case you thought you misread… YOUR JOB ISN’T TO MAKE YOUR SPOUSE...
How to Prepare For a Smooth Transition Back to School
The following ideas can be adjusted to fit each families’ needs and can help lower the level of stress surrounding the new school year....
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
The end of a relationship is complicated. In some way or another your future, present, and past have collided together all at once. You...
What Does Success Mean to You?
A little backstory of where this topic comes from. The concept of success came up this week while leading therapy groups. This led to an...
Helping Children Cope With Separation and Divorce
Going through a separation or divorce is emotional for both adults and children. Children frequently do not understand the reason or...
Postpartum Depression: How A Husband Can Help
Elizabeth, or Libby, was a special education teacher in Plano, TX. She suffered from postpartum depression after giving birth 20 months...
3 Ways to Increase Happiness in Your Life
Healthy Relationships Relationships, whether it be romantic or friendly, can be the biggest factor in having a happy life. A person can...
The Importance of Self-Reflection
Self-reflection is the process of looking within one’s self and carefully examining behavior or beliefs in a mindful way. Engaging in...
Life Transitions
Correction- we have to adapt. Transitions can cause a great deal of anxiety. Anxiety is a strong sense of fear or worry that tells us,...
What Causes a Panic Attack?
Panic attacks are scary because they typically occur suddenly and without cause. This creates more fear, which just perpetuates the...
It’s Time To Make a Change
Change is difficult! It is necessary to understand how it works in order for the transformation to happen. There are certain stages of...
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