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Marriage

Is The Past Affecting Your Relationships?

August 15, 2009

I have been thinking a lot about relationships — and not only those we have with our intimate partners. I have been trying to determine a common denominator, the common denominator that stops relationships in their tracks, paralyzes them at times, puts us on the defense and make us unable to work through conflicts and [...]

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I Hurt You, You Hurt Me Back… And Harder.

August 4, 2009

I hurt you, you hurt me back… and harder.
Does this sound familiar — and painful? It can take months to clean up the mess and the aftermath of a dual of hurt and rage — Words generally do more damage than hands. The worst part of an emotional exchange gone wrong is the piggybacking of [...]

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Love and Marriage

May 28, 2009

There so much stress in people’s lives these days that it is no wonder marriages are struggling more than ever. No time, less money, more complicated parenting issues, etc., etc., etc., I have to say that I absolutely LOVE working with couples. I enjoy the energy and the dynamics–there is often a lot of soul [...]

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Couples: Improve your communications

May 16, 2009

I call it the Pause and it is truly a relationship saver. Imagine the last argument you had with your partner. Think about the most angry, volatile moments in that argument.  Now imagine if one or the other had paused … somewhere, at some point in the argument.
Perfecting  the Pause will require a lot from you.

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Keep a Marriage Alive After 15,25,30,50,60…Years

April 28, 2009

I think there is a lot to write about when it comes to marriages in the 21st century. While contemplating my own upcoming wedding anniversary – I became curious about the longevity of marriages over the last 100 years. So, I went back to 1908 because this was when states began keeping records of divorce. [...]

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