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Relationships, Parenting, and Emotional Wellness

No Time for Your Relationship? Little Things Matter Most.

No Time for Your Relationship? Little Things Matter Most.

If you’re like most people with kids, you come home from work feeling exhausted and stressed. You try to cook a quick dinner and, some days, you’re so tired you stop at the drive through on the way home. Life is too busy; there is no time to get away with your partner or friends. Emotional stress and fatigue are enhanced when we don’t have time for ourselves or the people who give us strength. During times of high stress, it’s important to remember that there are small, inexp

What to Consider Before Signing Those Divorce Papers

What to Consider Before Signing Those Divorce Papers

Divorce statistics are ever changing, but currently most divorces occur in March and August and roughly half of all marriages end in divorce. Although it seems like a quick fix, divorce is a process that usually goes on for years. Marriage experts believe that half of all divorces wouldn’t have to happen if couples were able to find ways to work out their differences. However, many couples get tired and exasperated when they don’t see changes in their partner or their situati

Take a Spring Break for the Health of Your Family

Take a Spring Break for the Health of Your Family

It’s Spring Break and, even if you can’t get off from work or afford a trip, don’t let that discourage you from taking a break with your children. A week with the children at home is more than an extended weekend – it’s an opportunity for families to improve communication, teamwork, and unity. The family is the first and most important place to learn compassion, confidence, responsibility, and trust. Taking time away from your busy life to focus on your family is an investmen

Why Your Man May Be Too Emotional To Show Love

Why Your Man May Be Too Emotional To Show Love

It's not because he doesn't love you, but because he loves you too much. Men are much more emotional than women (or men) can understand. I recently got back from a trip to Brazil. It was a work/pleasure vacation for my husband and myself. We spent most of our time in Florianopolis - a beautiful island connected to the mainland by a bridge. One morning, my husband and I came back to the hotel room, and we were both standing side-by-side looking out the window at the incredible

5 Reasons Great Employees Quit

5 Reasons Great Employees Quit

I attended a conference recently for corporations trying to handle the increase in burnout and stress-related health problems among their employees. I was astounded to hear numerous managers complaining about their best employees leaving. When good employees walk out the door, the company loses a great asset, and it leaves a bigger burden for remaining employees. The managers attending the conference offered reasons employees leave, including increased work load, time pressur

When Opposites Attract but Don’t Compromise

When Opposites Attract but Don’t Compromise

After the recent split between Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, many are curious why the couple who appeared to be perfect for each other weren’t successful in marriage. They had dated seven years prior to marriage and were inseparable, but after one year into their marriage, they decided to end it. What happened? They both report to still care for each other very much and talk to each other daily, but they realize a marriage takes more. Aniston and Theroux were very diff

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