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Can Your Sex Life Survive Having Children?
Many unhappy marriages have one thing in common: children. According to marital researchers at the Gottman Institute, in a study of 130 newlywed couples, two-thirds of new parents self-reported ... Read More
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7 Principles for Responsive Parenting
I have 5-year-old twin daughters. For the sake of privacy, I’ll call them Mary and Martha. Mary is sensitive, nurturing, deeply compassionate, and easily distracted. Martha is industrious ... Read More
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3 Easy Ways to Improve Self-Image and Boost Self-Esteem
Everyday tasks can deteriorate our self-esteem and self-image. The media are constantly telling women how to look—get smoother skin, lose weight, look younger. Men are bombarded with ... Read More
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Are a Therapist’s Religious and Social Views Off Limits?
Thanks for your thoughtful question. I’m going to do my best to answer it and to alleviate some of the concerns you have expressed. The most important thing to address here is your statement ... Read More
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To Satisfy First the Head: The Process of Hakomi Therapy
“Therapy isn’t conversation … The rules of polite conversation are designed to expedite the flow of information between people, not within people…. The process of studying ... Read More
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5 Things That Help a Child with High Sensitivity and Anxiety
Anxiety is a surprisingly common problem in children. If your child has sensory processing issues or sensory hypersensitivity, you may have already witnessed how these can bring about or ... Read More
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12 Coping Skills to Center Yourself through Infertility
It is natural to feel challenged and overwhelmed by fertility concerns. Receiving an infertility diagnosis is unbelievably hard on the soul, and ongoing treatment cycles can be demanding ... Read More
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Who Do You Want to Be With? Why Having a Vision Matters
Most of us just flow along through life without a clear vision of what we want in our future. At least that’s what I did for many years. I drifted in and out of relationships just because ... Read More
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When Trauma Follows You into Your Nightmares
They are frightening, disturbing, inconvenient, and happen when you are supposed to be rejuvenating your body and brain: the nightmares that follow a traumatic experience. Nightmares are ... Read More
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Autism Parenting: 4 Ways to Cope with ‘Vacation Blues’
A mom from a support group I lead recently posed a concern to the group. (While permission was granted to use her story, all names and situations have been changed to maintain confidentiality.) ... Read More
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Help! What If My Therapist Goes on Maternity Leave Again?
This is a gut-wrenching position you find yourself in. On the one hand, you’ve done some great work with this therapist and built a strong relationship with her; on the other hand, ... Read More
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Being Aware of Your Thoughts Can Lift Depression
The way you think has an important effect on the way you feel and how you will act. Negative and pessimistic thoughts, such as, “I feel awful” and “I can’t cope” ... Read More