by Lisa C. DeLuca, LCSW-R Are you dealing with quarantine and the coronavirus pandemic by taking long breaks from the news or not watching it at all and trying to focus on normal life? But your partner is constantly calling your attention to the latest data, disturbing your peace and stressing you out? Or are …
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In this life, we need each other. Communication styles can nurture or harm the connections we are trying to forge. Is your communication style working for you or against you? Take the effective communication quiz to find out. The Role of Feelings in Communication True or False? If you are not so good at dealing …
Cherie Burbach found the man who is now her husband through online dating after meeting sixty men in six months. She tells readers exactly how she did it and shows readers how they can do it too. Single men and women who wish to take a pro-active approach to meeting someone special need to read Cherie …
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“Love Dandelions” is a powerful life skill relevant to all people who have ever tried to change anything about themselves and become frustrated. It comes from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder.Dandelions, like personality traits, can be seen as lovely or a nuisance, depending on the context. Photo: Len-k-a, Sxc.hu Our Love-Hate Thing with …
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Spirituality is one facet of our human nature concerned with subjects like meaning, transformation, higher wisdom, and connection: to others, to purpose in life. It is another aspect of human nature, just like our sexual, social, recreational, intellectual, and other needs. Religion is a group of beliefs and spiritual practices, usually thought of as a …
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Spring offers countless opportunities to foster a love of learning and nature – healthy pursuits for kids that promote natural highs. The signs of spring scavenger hunt creates fun family time and reinforces kids’ natural joy and desire to celebrate spring. You can play this game with kids as young as three. Why Celebrate Spring with …
How often do we, as parents praise our children for how smart they are in math, how talented they are in ballet, how they are just naturally good at science… or art… or… you fill in the blank? Parents want their children to feel good about themselves and confident about their abilities and it seems natural …
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Is there something you are continually drawn to; something you have always wanted to do, but haven’t had the nerve? Maybe you thought you shouldn’t change careers and follow your lifelong desire to be a history teacher, because you didn’t know if you’d be any good at it. Maybe you thought you weren’t really talented …
