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Is Your Partner’s Phobia Ruining Your Relationship?
Imagine that you had always wanted to go on a dream vacation for your anniversary with your partner, but he is scared of flying, so realizing this dream is impossible. Or that your partner needs a...
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3 Simple Ways To Build A Stronger Bond
Having a spouse with a mental illness can be exhausting and frustrating. And this fatigue and exasperation can spill over into your relationship, slowing chipping away at the love, romance and fun...
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10 Ways to Prevent Couples Counseling
Whoa, a professional therapist is giving tips on how to stay out of her office?!? Yes, yes, I am. Having said that, I always recommend that if you and/or your partner are having serious struggles with...
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Emotional Dysregulation in Partners with Borderline Personality Disorder
If you have a partner with borderline personality disorder (BPD), the phrase “walking on eggshells” likely defines your life. People with BPD struggle to regulate their emotions, even though the...
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Emotions Running Hot? Avoid Relationship Derailment
My client Cathy has a love/hate relationship with her partner, Julia. When Cathy is in a good mood, the world is perfect, their relationship is wonderful, and everything is “kittens and rainbows.”...
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Going to Couples Therapy? What is Your Goal?
Among the many reasons couples decide to seek therapy—including to learn better communication skills, to improve intimacy, and to heal old wounds—deciding whether or not the relationship is going to...
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Is Your Partner Coping Through Retail Therapy?
Nancy’s problems with spending began when her job stress increased. As she felt more anxious and depressed, she found herself turning to shopping as a way to make herself feel better. At first, the...
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Suicide Prevention – Constant Vigilance and Ongoing Education
Please note: before publishing this I discussed the post with my husband to make sure he was okay/comfortable with me talking about his struggle with suicidal thinking. His response was positive. As...
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Are You GREAT just because You Exist?!
“True self confidence comes from honing your talents and learning things,” says the book Generation Me, “not from being told you’re great just because you exist.” “Parents want to make their children...
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Migraine Monday? Manic Monday? or MARVELOUS Monday?
Monday?! Do you like Mondays?? “Mon” (my) Day! Recuperating from the week-ends’ busy activity?! Migraine Monday? Meditative Monday? Marvelous Monday? or Manic Monday? (The Bangles come to mind.) Hope...
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Compassion Communication Saves Relationships!
“It takes courage, determination, and resiliency to maintain a long-lasting relationship.” ~states John M. Gottman and Nan Silver, Marriage Researchers. On “Sunday,” my family and i were doing some...
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How to Forgive: The Basics
HAPPY August to YOU: Beautiful-Breathing-Fragile-Life!:) Just like the start of each new day is an opportunity for peace and wellness, each new month provides incentive to continue down a progressive...
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Geek Speak: Say WHAT?
Geek speak can be a conundrum. Geek speak or oblique speak…can make it challenging for some relationships to thrive (e.g., Doctors and Patients, Caregivers and Care-Receivers, Parents and Children,...
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Partners in Wellness: It’s a Celebration!
Welcome: It’s a Blog Party here at Partners in Wellness!! Hope You don’t mind balloons. I love them! Balloons help make things festive and jubilant! Though, I’m enjoying digital and not actual...
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A Partner with Special Needs
Life is precious. Life is privilege. Life is fragile. Life is fleeting! LIFE IS SPECIAL. A special gift from the giver of our life! Special life requires special care, maintenance, sustenance for...
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Sick of Numbers?
I’m sick of numbers (hopefully momentarily)! I sorta have this love, like, dislike and hate (strong dislike) emotional entanglement with numbers. An attraction, distraction, fascination and aggravation...
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Where are My Reasons for Happiness?
Greetings Beautiful-Breathing-Fagile-Life reading my blog at this moment in time! Hoping All is Well with You and Yours! It’s Sunday, March 2, 2014 and where are my Reasons for Happiness?? Where have...
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