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Constant Arguments With Family and Friends Shorten Your LIfe

By |2016-12-13T05:19:17+00:00May 14th, 2014|Anxiety therapy, relationship issues|

At the age of fifty three Simon dropped dead one evening while sitting on the settee with a drink to unwind after his long and tense day. His three teenage children didn’t notice as they ran around absorbed in their cell phones, while his fifty year old wife Renee busied herself in the kitchen preparing dinner. Success in his limousine business had been hard to come by, but for the last 5 years he grew his customer base and brought home more money. The family home was just the way he and Renee had planned and he had a good network of support in his family and community. He belonged to the local gym, and liked to watch NASCAR racing with his friends. But one thing never got any better – that is the demands made on him by his wife, children, extended family and business partner.

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How to relieve stress in a marriage by sharing jobs

By |2016-12-29T19:50:11+00:00May 13th, 2013|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues, stress|

How many times have you ended a stressful day by trying to help your partner with chores only to find that they don’t even notice, and that if they do, they ignore it? Doesn’t it stress you out even more? Don’t you find that you start to get angry, and that your good intentions became a bitter taste in the mouth? That’s exactly what happened to twenty-nine year old Physical Therapy Assistant Mara when she came home from a stressful day fighting traffic as she went from one snappy uncooperative patient’s home to another. Yet she found herself wanting to prove that she was a good wife, so she did all the dishes that had piled up since breakfast that morning, and ironed a fresh shirt for thirty-three year old media executive Dominic to wear the following day. She usually enjoyed doing little things for her partner. It made her feel more committed and closer to him. But not today.

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Complimenting Your Partner Can Cause Relationship Problems!

By |2017-09-13T18:44:37+00:00January 22nd, 2013|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues|

Thirty-two year upwardly mobile grocery store manager Danny approached life with eager optimism. His colleagues and workers revered him for acknowledging their good points, but his thirty year old wife Rayna, a successful beautician threw his compliments in the trash as if they were dirty wasted hair clippings from her customers. Danny’s patience was tested to its limits one evening when he came home and found Rayna tearing her hair out with problems printing out flyers for a special offer at her salon.

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Stop The Stress Of Conflict And Reconnect With Your Loved One

By |2017-09-14T20:38:31+00:00October 15th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues, stress|

Does the stress of fighting with your loved one linger for hours if not days? Does the discomfort of the conflict turn into uncertainty about the status of the relationship? Then you must be aware that all that stress and anxiety clogs up the communication channels preventing transparency about how the relationship is faring from moment to moment. It’s an awful place when neither of you know what the other is thinking or feeling and so you jump to the worst case scenario, adding even more stress to an already charged situation. You are left holding your breath with anxiety about how things will turn out and what the long term damage will be to the nature of your connection. Why wait helplessly to find out how long the crack in the relationship will last or who if anyone should make the move to repair it? There is a much easier way to reestablish the connection you had before the conflict that can make you feel calmer, closer and more secure in the blink of an eye as Bridget and Patrick’s experience shows.

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How To Make That Decision You Have Been Putting Off!

By |2016-12-13T05:19:24+00:00June 22nd, 2012|Anxiety therapy, relationship issues|

when you can't make a decision because you feel torn between several parts of you all wanting different things, your system eases your burden by paralyzing you. You may hate yourself and push yourself with little success because you are not aware of the conflict you are facing about having to give things up if you go one way or the other. Learn how to take yourself off the hook and get your energy levels flowing again by including all parts of yourself in the equation, making the decision a piece of cake!

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How To Handle the Loss of Hope That You Will Be Loved The Way You Want

By |2017-02-01T15:48:01+00:00May 15th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Depression Counseling, Grief Counseling, Intimacy, relationship issues|

How long should you hang onto the false hope that you will be loved the way you want by the person whom you want to love you? You don't have to put your life on hold until you have run out of time. Learn how to grieve the loss of your wish while making room for the chance that you can get what you want if you actively pursue the wish rather than just wait in vain for your loved one to do it your way.

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How to Stop Old Loyalties From Getting in the Way of New Relationships

By |2016-12-13T05:19:25+00:00April 27th, 2012|Anxiety therapy|

If you want to make a new relationship but feel disloyal to your previous partner because you still have strong feelings towards them then you probably feel conflicted and trapped. You feel like you have to choose between what is valuable to you and something uncertain. You don't want to betray or tarnish the good memories. Learn how to safeguard those good memories without being disloyal while still making room for the enjoyment of a new, alive and in the moment relationship that can nourish you without taking anything away from the beauty of your previous connections.

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How to stop explosive bursts of anger

By |2017-09-13T17:45:14+00:00April 20th, 2012|Anger Issues, Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, relationship issues|

you can stop the cycle of exploding in anger and retreating in shame and guilt when you feel provoked or not taken into consideration by loved ones. Learn how to communicate your needs so that you don't end up stressed out in frustration when your loved ones don't get you and take care of you the way you take care of them. Discover how to use the early signs of anger to express your needs instead of hiding it and then having it burst out in protest, leaving you high and dry in shame.

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Passover troubles and resurrect good times during the holidays

By |2016-12-13T05:19:25+00:00April 6th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, relationship issues|

Avoid holiday stress with family and loved ones by focusing on the symbols of the holidays rather than their rituals. Get two tips on passing over the troubled waters of relationship stress trying to please others, feeling trapped in the same arguments and having to compromise your needs. Learn how to ressurect the strong bonds of value and appreciation in one another that offer renewal and a promising future.

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How gender differences in handling stress affects intimacy

By |2017-09-13T18:26:39+00:00March 19th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy, relationship issues, stress|

Stress makes it hard to make decisions that are based on sound judgment. Men and women use stress differently when making decision. Their varying strategies cause clashes and conflict that can get in the way of intimacy. Learn how to balance out the gender differences in handling stress during decision making times and get the best of both worlds, that promotes intimacy and strong bonds.

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