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Reducing Holiday Stress
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in advice, anxiety, blame, communication, conflict, counseling, depression, family, fighting, holidays, marriage, podcasts, stepfamilies, stress, tipsIs your marriage strong enough to survive holiday stress? In a perfect world, the holiday season is a time of celebration, family togetherness, and making memories that will last a lifetime. However, back in the real world, the “holiday season” is a two-month marathon testing the emotional, physical, and mental endurance of a marriage. Between…
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Mindfulness in Marriage
Do you have what it takes to be in a relationship? When we’re unhappy, unsatisfied, or unfulfilled in a relationship it’s the never-ending fight. Like a game of tag, the blame keeps getting thrown back and forth from one spouse to the other. Angry outbursts are sparked by seemingly unrelated events. The topic of debate…
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Successful Second Marriages
How do you let go of the baggage from your past to make your second marriage a success? If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Love isn’t always something that happens at “first sight”. The hopeless romantics of the world often have to take two, three and even four glances before they find…
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The Quest for Quality Time
How can you make quality time for your relationship when you can’t even make time for yourself? “I wish there were more hours in the day.” Every single one of us has uttered this phrase at least once in our lives. Between family, work and children competing for our attention and time, it’s easy to…
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A One Way Fight for Love
Can you try to make them stay, when “bye” is what they really want to say? What do you do when your other half wants to leave but you can’t believe that it’s over? Perhaps the romance is waning or it could be that the fights are escalating. Is there anything that can be done…
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Sibling Strife
Does long-standing sibling rivalry really have an impact on a marriage? So where does sibling rivalry start in the first place? According to academic professionals at the University of Michigan Health System, the most fundamental effect and characteristic of sibling rivalry is jealousy. Constant arguments between siblings create a strong feeling of tension in the…