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New Year’s Eve, time to look back on the year, and forward to the future.What did you learn last year about how you’d like to improve? Maybe you want to…
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The Holidays can be a difficult time because of the expectations that all should be good in your life.In real life there are disappointments, tragedies,…
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Couples may argue over politics. One is conservative and the other liberal. Discussing differences of opinion can help you understand your partner’s…
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It’s difficult to adjust to a divorce if you’ve been married since you were in your 20’s, and your life has been centered around family and work. Focusing…
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Clients ask what they can do to care less about whether people like them. It’s normal to want people to like us.Think about how we evolved: we needed our…
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When a loved one has dementia, you go through stages of acceptance. At first, you explain away the changes in their problem solving, judgment and memory.…
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The New York Times suggests before sending your teenager to college, teach them financial basics. Together, write out a budget, and agree on how costs are…
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Emotions are complex but not always rational.
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When you are not the one who wanted the divorce, getting through losing your marriage is much harder than if you’re the one who wanted the divorce. It’s…
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In my office partners complain about their person being on the phone rather than paying attention to them. It’s not just teenagers who are glued to their…
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When you diminish your partner’s feelings, opinions, reactions…you only create resentment and resistance. People tell me they don’t say demeaning things…
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When your alcoholic partner gets sober, you expect to feel exuberant-you can relax and have the relationship you believed was possible. Only, that’s not…