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Fighting Again? Find Out If Your Relationship Is Do, or Die

April 6, 2012 – 12:34 pm

We talk a lot about managing your differences and learning to see them as opportunities to grow as a couple. Quite often, subjective things like “opposite personalities” are opportunities to express respect and trust, and don’t have to be what breaks the relationship apart. Helping couples in trouble see that is part of why we [...]

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A Better Relationship Means Telling Your Partner Where it Hurts

March 30, 2012 – 2:45 am

Much of the conflict in our lives begins when we feel that we are suffering (either alone or at the hands of those we’re in conflict with).Brian Lynch, M.D., has shared his thoughts on suffering and how we can see it in a different way. This helps tremendously when trying to create more peace and [...]

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Surprise! you are happiest when sharing issues making your husband unhappy!

March 28, 2012 – 1:53 pm

According to a new research study conducted by the American Psychological Society, men and women have different criteria for feeling happy in a relationship. Yeah, shocker, right? However, the criteria this particular study found is interesting, and could help you understand better what your partner needs from you during conflict. Couples were brought in and [...]

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What Child Abuse Does to The Brain

March 2, 2012 – 12:44 pm

Child abuse is just as prevalent as it ever was, but now that the psychological effects of abuse are being studied in more depth, we are gaining more understanding about the effects of abuse on a person’s life, both as a child and an adult. Child abuse can lead to an adult who practices the same [...]

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What Do You Want From Your Relationship?

February 24, 2012 – 10:48 am

  If you could change something about your relationship, what would it be? More respect? More trust? More commitment? We all have times where our partners don’t give us what we want, but sometimes we also don’t get what we need - the basic foundation traits of a healthy relationship. Without our basic relationship needs being [...]

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