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4 Ways Women Cause Marriage Trouble By Consulting a Family Member
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4 Ways Women Cause Marriage Trouble By Consulting a Family Member

Communication Problems, couples therapy, Intimacy

4 Ways Women Cause Marriage Trouble By Consulting a Family Member

Are you frustrated and angry that you never know what's going on with your spouse and resent having to ask? Maybe you feel that your partner is not matching your expectations but have given up on trying to get through. If you are the husband you probably keep it in, make jokes about marriage with your friends, and try to keep the peace at home. But you are not likely to go to your family and talk about it - not to them, and especially not to or with your wife! But, if you are the wife, you may drop little hints here and there to your husband that he is disappointing or annoying you, maybe even hurting you by not being as involved as you would like.

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-14T20:36:15+00:00September 18th, 2015|Communication Problems, couples therapy, Intimacy|Comments Off

7 Ways Journaling Can Help You De-Stress and Live Up to Your Potential
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7 Ways Journaling Can Help You De-Stress and Live Up to Your Potential

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7 Ways Journaling Can Help You De-Stress and Live Up to Your Potential

Have you ever been told to keep a journal and felt your heart sink to your boots? Is the idea of journaling stressful in itself? Perhaps you don't want to dwell on what's going on inside you because its messy Maybe you want to feel strong and the best way of doing it is to ignore bad feelings and hope they will just go away. You may be veery good at keeping your anger, stress, resentment, revengeful thoughts and feelings under cover, but they have a way of coming out in full force when you are least expecting it. Out of the blue a small irritation turns into a melt down and you don't understand how this could have happened. Your store of anger and stressful experiences found a tiny window when you got irritated and used that moment to escape, embarrasing you in the process.

By adminla|2018-12-29T19:23:05+00:00September 11th, 2015|stress|Comments Off

3 Causes For Abandonment Issues
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3 Causes For Abandonment Issues

Anxiety therapy, Breakups and Separation, couples therapy, Grief Counseling

3 Causes For Abandonment Issues

Have you ever been accused of having “abandonment issues”? Maybe you feel abandoned when that phrase is used as a reason to walk away from you instead of working through the problems at hand. Perhaps you believe you have abandonment issues because past relationships have ended making you feel abandoned, unloved and unimportant. To some extent everyone feels abandoned from time to time, but most get over it, experiencing it as a passing blip on the radar, that soon disappears in the richness of a relationship that offers other fulfilling moments. These blips don’t destroy an otherwise firm and secure connection to your significant other. It’s when those blips feel like huge meteors reigning down on you and destroying your footing, taking away your confidence and purpose, that experiences of abandonment can negatively influence your romantic relationships.

By dr_j_raymond|2017-01-12T20:08:22+00:00August 28th, 2015|Anxiety therapy, Breakups and Separation, couples therapy, Grief Counseling|Comments Off

4 Ways Your Partner’s Anxiety Style Causes Conflict in Your Relationship, and 4 Ways to Solve it
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4 Ways Your Partner’s Anxiety Style Causes Conflict in Your Relationship, and 4 Ways to Solve it

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4 Ways Your Partner’s Anxiety Style Causes Conflict in Your Relationship, and 4 Ways to Solve it

Have you ever felt that your loved one took out their anger, frustration and anxiety out on you? Do feel like a walking target for your family member’s angst with the world, just because you are there? Maybe you have spoken up and said that you don’t want to be their dustbin and or punching bag, and yet it has stayed exactly the same. You continue to feel the butt of your loved ones stress and worry and anger that their world isn’t right. There is a constant undercurrent of tension and conflict in your relationship and you can’t seem to fix it. There is an explanation for your partner taking it out on you.

By adminla|2017-09-13T21:04:08+00:00August 19th, 2015|Anxiety Treatment|Comments Off

8 Stages to Getting Past Being Cheated On
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8 Stages to Getting Past Being Cheated On

Cheating and Affairs

8 Stages to Getting Past Being Cheated On

Sorting out the laundry one Thursday evening, Marsha, a 37 year-old antique dealer found a receipt in her 40-year-old husband Terry’s jeans pocket. Stunned into paralysis as she unfolded the crumpled paper, she knew immediately that she had been cheated on. A hotel receipt, paid for in cash, for a large suite and room service obviously for more than one person. With a throbbing head, trembling hands and a hot flush enveloping her, Marsha called her best friend. Toni was the only one Marsha could trust to understand and make her feel better. After sharing her shock and realizing that Terry had been cheating, a montage of images flashed through her mind like a dizzy slide show. Signs that she had ignored over the last few months now stood out and wrapped her over the knuckles for not paying closer attention.

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T20:57:42+00:00August 13th, 2015|Cheating and Affairs|Comments Off

Is Your Relationship Safe From Negative Comparisons Against Your Partner??
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Is Your Relationship Safe From Negative Comparisons Against Your Partner??

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Is Your Relationship Safe From Negative Comparisons Against Your Partner??

Getting dressed to go out to a friend’s house for a dinner party, thirty-three-year-old realtor Mara felt a pang of jealousy invade her body. An image of Ray, their host, always smartly dressed contrasted sharply with her thirty-five-year-old husband Seth, an entertainment lawyer, togged out in shorts, Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops! Driving to the event was uncomfortable. Mara wanted to disown her husband. She felt out of alignment with him and when they arrived at Ray’s place, envy crept up from the pit of her stomach to the roots of her hair. She snapped at Seth, openly disparaging him in front of others.

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:12+00:00July 29th, 2015|Anxiety therapy|Comments Off

How Pregnant Mothers Can Avoid Passing on Stress to Their Unborn Child
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How Pregnant Mothers Can Avoid Passing on Stress to Their Unborn Child

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How Pregnant Mothers Can Avoid Passing on Stress to Their Unborn Child

Getting the news that she was finally pregnant, should have been immensely relieving to 25-year-old Kerri, but she was as stressed if not more than before. Previously she had been stressed about having her second child before she was 35 years old, but now she was stressed about not having enough energy for her lively first born, 4 year-old Eric. She fretted over giving him less attention and potentially creating a long term problem. Recalling her own childhood Kerri remembered being the oldest in her family, and with each new baby that came along, she was pushed further and further into the background, being forced to take on parenting tasks. Her father worked long hours and was also in competition for the scant energy his wife may have for him when he was home. Kerri had vowed to herself that her children weren’t going to suffer like that, and she was going to make sure her husband Ari would never feel he had to battle to get quality adult time with her.

By adminla|2017-09-13T21:15:05+00:00July 23rd, 2015|stress|Comments Off

Pressing The Refresh Button On a Crumbling Marriage
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Pressing The Refresh Button On a Crumbling Marriage

Anxiety therapy, Couples Counseling, Intimacy, relationship issues

Pressing The Refresh Button On a Crumbling Marriage

Have you hit a really rough spot in your marriage making it feel as if it's once strong and reliable foundation is about to crumble? Then you must be feeling very insecure and stressed. Do you wonder why your tried and trusted ways of being together and talking about things is no longer working? Perhaps the old ways are exactly the problem! When you first met your needs were different and you set up a system that suited you at the time. But now you have matured, become smarter with more experience. You may want the same things, but not in quite the same way. How do you have a conversation about that without making your partner feel criticized? How do you navigate without having a conflict?

By dr_j_raymond|2016-12-13T05:19:12+00:00July 21st, 2015|Anxiety therapy, Couples Counseling, Intimacy, relationship issues|Comments Off

How Therapy Can Prevent Premature Aging By Tackling Stress and Depression
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How Therapy Can Prevent Premature Aging By Tackling Stress and Depression

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How Therapy Can Prevent Premature Aging By Tackling Stress and Depression

Anger and Stress Management Tips for Satisfying Relationships At the age of 37 Brittany, a quality control manager, woke up each day wishing the night had lasted a little longer. That awful feeling of dread permeated her body with sweat. She had been slipping at work and the factory owners had noticed that she [...]

By adminla|2017-09-11T17:13:42+00:00July 14th, 2015|stress|Comments Off

Do You and Your Partner Agree on Your Goals for Marriage?
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Do You and Your Partner Agree on Your Goals for Marriage?

Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Couples Counseling, Intimacy, relationship issues

Do You and Your Partner Agree on Your Goals for Marriage?

Six months into their relationship, 35-year-old part time banker Simone’s patience was wearing thin. When if ever would 39-year-old reporter Miguel feel comfortable enough to propose marriage? She wanted to make sure she wasn’t dating a guy who would string her along and then quit. She thought she had done so by asking him directly and having got the answer she wanted, assumed it was just a matter of time. But there was no marriage proposal happened. Miguel spent more time away from Simone, and when he was around he was tired, played on his phone or went out with old friends. Yet he replied that he did want to marry but there were fears he had to overcome.

By dr_j_raymond|2017-09-13T20:55:49+00:00July 7th, 2015|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Couples Counseling, Intimacy, relationship issues|Comments Off