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How Goal Setting Eases Tough Transitions With Strategic Change
The birth of a baby, the start of a new job, the termination of a relationship, becoming an empty nester, selling your home and moving to a new city: these are just a few of the numerous changes life may have in store for us.
Change can be scary, but it’s also an inevitable fact of life. Some changes come by choice, while others may take us by surprise.
Social Media Stress: The Stunning Growth of A Teen Epidemic
6 Reasons Speaking Your Partner's Love Language Really Matters
Quality time, gift giving and receiving, words of affirmation, physical touch, and acts of service…you probably know something about the five love languages described in Gary Chapman’s bestselling book, The Five Love Languages. But, are you aware of which ones relate best to you and your partner?
Chances are, the two of you probably speak different love languages, and that’s OKAY! Acknowledging this difference and learning to speak your spouse’s love language can be a part of the success of your relationship.
Quality time, gift giving and receiving, words of affirmation, physical touch, and acts of service…you probably know something about the five love languages described in Gary Chapman’s bestselling book, The Five Love Languages. But, are you aware of which ones relate best to you and your partner? Chances are, the two of you probably speak different love languages, and that’s OKAY! Acknowledging this difference and learning to speak your spouse’s love language can be a part of the success of your relationship.
These six reasons show how speaking your partner’s love language really does matter.
Topsy-Turvy Teen? 7 Healthy Habits That Can Make a Big Difference
The teenage years can be pretty chaotic.
Lots of changes, lots of new experiences, lots of learning and struggles.
Making the transition from carefree child to responsible adult isn’t a walk in the park. Though, for some, it comes easier than for others.
Cultivating healthy habits is crucial for navigating this turbulent phase of life.
Personal Boundaries When Your Parent is Addicted: Why They Matter
By Elizabeth McMahan
Personal boundaries are the limits and rules you establish for yourself in relationships. Whether or not you’ve heard of or engaged in personal boundary work before, you’ve probably unintentionally set a few at some point in your life.
For instance, when you were younger, you and your sibling may have had an unspoken rule where the two of you take a few minutes apart after a big fight.
When Trauma Touches Your Child: How to Care, Comfort, and Support
As a parent, you want to protect your child from everything. But the sad and unfortunate truth? They will likely be exposed to far more than you could ever want them to be.
Trauma can touch your child through an array of situations – death, natural disasters, a car accident, illness or anything else that is a threat to their emotional and physical safety and well-being.
7 Tips for Co-Parenting Well When All is Not Well in Your Relationship
By Elizabeth McMahan
Going through a rough patch in a relationship is never easy, but once you have kids it becomes even more difficult. Children are like sponges who absorb everything you say and do.
Just because your relationship is suffering, it doesn’t mean your children need to suffer along with it. Using these seven tips can help you to co-parent well when all is not well in your relationship.
Chaotic Childhood? Strategies to Help You Heal the Pain and Betrayal
By Elizabeth McMahan
Children need consistency and stability to thrive, so growing up in a chaotic environment can have some negative effects. Growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect, substance abuse disorders and addiction, or untreated mental illnesses are present, are just a few things that can cause a chaotic childhood.
Soft Startup: What It Is and How It Can Help Me Talk To My Partner
By Elizabeth McMahan
What’s your typical view on conflict? Most of us either run away in avoidance or approach it head-on with fighting words.
But did you know it’s actually very healthy to engage in conflict? At least, it is when you know the best way to approach it.
A soft startup can help you view conflict as a productive way to meet your needs, rather than the beginning of a dreadful argument.