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Slow Down, You Move Too Fast: How to Slow Down Time
Is time a mental construct that only carries the meaning we give to it or is it inherently meaningful?
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Groundhog Day – Doing the Same Thing Over and Over
Groundhog Day has just passed, the holiday that heralds either the unofficial beginning of Spring or another six weeks of Winter. It seems like a good opportunity to look at a culturally adjacent phenomenon by the same name.
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Is This Marriage Worth Saving?
Almost all of us carry wounds from our childhoods and from past relationships into our current partnership.
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Navigating the Life Transitions of the Elders in Our Lives
Life cycle changes are inevitable and as we age, we need to face some that are not so pleasant.
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Using Anger as a Tool and Not a Weapon
Anger is a normal human emotion and a reaction to having desires thwarted or an escalation of frustration when we fall short of achieving success in any given endeavor.
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Disability and Acceptance in a World That Is Not Always Embracing
According to the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act), “a person with a disability is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
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Creating New Holiday Rituals For Your Blended Family
Families are created from love and circumstance, not just DNA. People come together with history and experiences that they share with each other. The winter holidays bring with them a need to figure out how to blend rituals into a blended family, as well. This can be both joyful and stressful as there may be…
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The Election Is Over- Now What?
As we sit in the aftermath of the most consequential election of many of our lifetimes, there are some who are celebrating the outcome and some mourning the loss of their candidate(s), as if a beloved family member or friend had died. Each side has the right to their emotional reactions even as the other…
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Why It’s Important to Have ‘The Talk’ About Money With a Potential Partner and How to Prepare
It’s an established trope that people in relationships are likely to argue more about money than any other issue. A 2019 study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville indicated that even couples who are otherwise happy with each other find their views on money to be a source of challenge. The ‘for richer or poorer’ aspects of many…
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Ways to Ease Our Minds and Soothe Our Souls During This Election Season
There is no doubt that elections bring out the best and worst in people. The hope is that the highest good prevails and that the candidates who have the best interest in the wellbeing of the country get elected all up and down the ballot. They would ideally be servant leaders who could represent the…
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A Baby, Maybe? Deciding if You Want Children or Not
There are few more monumental and personal decisions than whether or not to become a parent. It is a 24/7 commitment not to be made lightly since it impacts the child, and literally, impacts society on a grander scale. A young woman who had gotten pregnant unexpectedly, but then had a miscarriage, came away from…
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Emotional Support Animal Companions
For many, animals are more than pets, they are family members who adopt us as much as we adopt them. They capture our hearts and help us to be better people by modeling loyalty and unconditional love. They are also known to be highly intuitive and can often tell when their humans are struggling emotionally…