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Relationships, Parenting, and Emotional Wellness

Want to save your marriage? Re-adjust your expectations.

Want to save your marriage? Re-adjust your expectations.

If you’re like many, you got married expecting more than you sometimes receive in marriage. Growing up with fairy tales, reading magazines or romance novels, and seeing sweet social media posts, it’s easy to begin believing your marriage is more work than you expected it to be. Marriage experts agree that one of the major contributing factors to marital unhappiness is faulty expectations. Let’s face it, people are annoying. It’s counter-intuitive; you’d think the longer you s

When You Want to Break-Up with your Family

When You Want to Break-Up with your Family

News from the British royal family revealed a situation that is becoming more and more prevalent among young people everywhere. It may seem drastic that Prince Harry and Princess Meghan had to break up and move away from their family to achieve space for each other and the lifestyle they hope to enjoy with their baby, but life’s pressures and family obligations can overwhelm a couple trying to live a personal life in public. Breaking up with your family is a last-ditch effort

Are you your worst enemy?

Are you your worst enemy?

Stop pushing your emotional buttons You decided this year would be different; you would begin thinking positive. You jump out of bed, smile in the mirror, and get dressed. So far, so good. You tell yourself you’re off to a great start. You go to work with an upbeat attitude and when you walk in and say good morning to your colleagues, they look at you as if you have something on your face. Some nod pleasantly, some roll their eyes, but before you know it, you begin feeling de

Is your relationship depleting you?

Is your relationship depleting you?

In a healthy relationship, you want to be a better version of yourself. Relationships help you learn how to share, think of someone else first, and build a future together. A mature relationship isn’t about finding your other half or “fixing” your past hurts. The only person who can “fix” you is you, and you do that by accepting where you’re at and making strides to change the behaviors holding you back. Your partner should believe in you and encourage you in your growth. But

6 Couple Resolutions That Will Strengthen Your Relationship in 2020

6 Couple Resolutions That Will Strengthen Your Relationship in 2020

The new year is exciting for most of us. If you’re like thousands of others, you’ve set goals to get in shape, begin a new diet, or try a new hobby to feel more energetic and confident. However, have you talked to your partner about your relationship resolutions? Since relationships are alive, they respond quickly to changes made by couples who are invested in creating a happier and closer union. You don’t need intense therapy to make this happen. Setting goals and celebratin

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