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Infertility – Do You Have the Right Medical Team?
Infertility takes an emotional toll on individuals and couples. In my practice, I counsel many couples struggling to conceive, and I help them navigate their emotions in order to stay mentally healthy. But because infertility can be caused by so … Continue reading
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Tagged infertility, infertility treatment, medical treatment for infertility, struggling with infertility
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Fighting in Your Marriage – How to Fight Fair
You and your spouse are different people and you’re bound to have differences in your marriage. Resolving them doesn’t have to be painful. “Fighting fair” means resolving your differences without damaging your relationship. In fact, if done well, it can … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Relationships
Tagged fighting fair, healthy relationships, resolving conflict in marriage, resolving differences
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Self-Care as the World Opens Up
Depending on where you live, your community could be at any stage of “opening up” after the coronavirus shutdown. And depending on your health or your opinions, you may not be comfortable with what’s going on. While our world remains … Continue reading
Posted in General Self Help
Tagged coronavirus, opening up after shutdown, post-pandemic, self-care, world opening up
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Coping When Your Partner Is an Alcoholic
Your partner’s drinking problem is undoubtedly deeply impacting you, and your children, if you have any. My first advice is that if you are in any danger, get out of there. Don’t put yourself or your children in any danger … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged addiction, addiction and marriage, alcoholism, alcoholism and marriage, married to an alcoholic
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Sleeping Well When Stressed Out About Infertility
Stress of any kind can have a negative effect on sleep patterns. If your stress is from work or some other life situation, you may be able to take a vacation or change your environment; but infertility is a stress … Continue reading
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Tagged infertility and sleeplessness, infertility and stress, trouble sleeping
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Should You Participate in Pre-marital Counseling Before You Get Married?
Marriage counseling before marriage may sound like putting the cart before the horse, as the saying goes. Such counseling is generally referred to as pre-marital counseling (for obvious reasons) and it is not a sign that your relationship is in … Continue reading
Posted in Couples Therapy, Healthy Relationships
Tagged engagement, healthy relationships, marriage counseling, marriage problems, pre-marital counseling
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Addiction and Marriage: How to Know When Enough Is Enough
When a spouse suffers from addiction, the whole family suffers. Addiction is a disease that looks more like a character flaw. In some cases, personality may play a part in the addiction, as well as stressors, past trauma, or a … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, marriage, marriage counseling, overcoming addiction
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Emotional Safety and How to Set Boundaries
Healthy social engagement depends on emotional safety. We need to feel safe in order to allow ourselves to be vulnerable with others and create healthy emotional connections. Relationship problems can stem from not knowing how to create emotionally safe environments … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional safety, healthy relationships, setting boundaries
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How to Work from Home Without Feeling Alone: 8 Suggestions
Before COVID, working from home was a perk in some companies. Since the pandemic, many companies have most of their workforce working from home. And while some jobs may eventually return to the office, many will remain remote, at least … Continue reading
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Tagged avoiding loneliness, working from home
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Setting Marriage Goals
We often make goals for ourselves, but it’s also beneficial to make goals in our relationships. If you’re married, the most critical relationship on earth is the one with your spouse. Marriage – the blending of two very different people … Continue reading
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Tagged healthy relationships, marriage goals, strengthening your marriage
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