How Therapy Can Help You (Even If You Don’t Think You Need It)
When I was younger, I struggled to adjust to my family life. My parents divorced when I was little and while I was too young to understand the details, I…
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How to Support a Friend Struggling with Depression Symptoms
Depression is a weight, but it’s also mostly invisible to the outside world. It holds no color, yet absorbs all the colors. Those with depression appreciate beauty and the little…
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7 Ways You Can Upgrade Your Relationship Communication Skills Right Now
No matter how great a relationship is, there’s always room for improvement. The realm of communication is one area: many couples have trouble communicating what they need and want from…
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How To Use Love Languages To Improve Your Work Relationships
Love languages, not be confused with romance languages like French, Italian, and Spanish, are an important part of your communication and interaction with others. There’s a very well-known book called…
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60 Questions To Ask Your Partner When You Think You Know Everything About Them
So, you’ve been with your partner a while now, maybe you’re even married, and you’re pretty sure you’ve discussed it all. You probably know more than you ever wanted to…
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How To Make A Good Impression: Avoiding The Awkward Hello
We’ve all been there. You’re meeting someone you haven’t seen in a while, or an acquaintance you’ve met once or twice before. With a smile and a hello, you open…
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How to Deal with Difficult Family Relationships
Families are beautiful, complicated, and ever changing beings. They are living and breathing organisms made up of language, values, beliefs, religions, and traditions. Sometimes there are disagreements, fights, and/or past…
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3 Words You Have to Know to Set Boundaries that Stick
We build fences around our yards so our pets can’t run into the street. We create passwords to protect our money. We put tarps on our cars so the rain…
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6 Important Life Lessons I Learned From Working Retail
As a young college student, my choices of potential employers were very slim. Most jobs require that you have experience. But I’m sure I’m not the only one who struggled…
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How To Deal With Responses To Changing Your Last Name After A Divorce
For most people, your first, middle and last name make a statement about who you are. Specifically, as a female in the United States, it’s often recognized when your last name changes.…
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How to Choose Between a Life Coach or Therapist
You may be wondering, “What is a Life Coach?” The question you have is not an uncommon one, but the role is becoming more and more of a respected profession. In the…
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Books That Will Totally Change Your Mindset
Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where before there were only walls. (The Secret) The world we live in has burdened us with so many…
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5 Phrases That Have No Place In A Relationship
I went to a wedding this past Saturday at a Catholic church and as they were reading the 1st Corinthians about how “love is patient, love is kind..” and so…
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5 Tips For More Effective Communication
Undoubtedly, you’ve heard it said before: a strong relationship is built on good communication. And while many of us consider ourselves to be effective communicators, poor communication, unintended insults, and simple misunderstandings…
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