January 13, 2011 – 9:28 am
Below each one of our resolutions to improve our lives, there is a deeply felt need. What happens when what you wish for is based on your relationship, and it will require some changes on the other side of it? In short, how do you make the other person change? Of course, forceful change never [...]
November 29, 2010 – 10:02 am
It’s important to understand the main life lesson about growing old: it is the natural culmination of a process of human beings maturing into wiser ones. When accepted as a natural part of the life cycle means that we can use the gifts it brings to us. A new Stanford study by Laura Carstensen, a [...]
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Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged age, ageing, appreciation, attitude change, conflict, growing old, healthy relationships, love, Self-Esteem
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October 18, 2010 – 10:19 am
Many people in a marital crisis think of it as a sign that everything is over and it’s time to say good bye. But that mentality denies you an important opportunity to examine what went wrong and fix it. Saving a marriage starts by reinventing it, and reinventing starts with examination. For example, one crisis [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Anger Management, Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationships
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Also tagged angry husband, conflict, Emotional Abuse, healthy relationships, recognition, reconciliation, Relationships, respect
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We go through life moved by a set of automatic beliefs accepted way back in our past when we didn’t know better…Regardless of that, now those core beliefs rule our lives. Now, it’s natural to believe that we are no good at math or that with our looks nobody will feel attracted to us…once our [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged attitude change, backstabbing, critique, Emotional Abuse, feelings, happiness, healthy relationships, negative emotions, rejection, workplace anxiety
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The silent treatment, also known as the “cold shoulder treatment,” consists of feigned apathy, total silence, and being distant on purpose. One person displays an attitude of complete disinterest for the spouse, as if the other person would be a complete stranger. This form of emotional abuse can be very disorienting. Being ignored on purpose [...]
