November 10, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
When you are married, there are going to be times when the sexual intensity between the two of you waxes and wanes. This is very natural and it is in no way a situation that is unique to your marriage…
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November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
The suicide of a loved one will leave you with a tremendous amount of grief that is indescribable to anyone who has not dealt with this themselves. Death by suicide is not the same as any other death and the…
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November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
I was twenty-two and had been divorced for almost two years, having left a teen marriage after having three little girls. He was almost thirty and had been left by his wife just two months prior to our meeting. Although…
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November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
When a teenager becomes pregnant, there are many different outcomes that this situation can bring about. In the best case scenario, the teen is extremely mature, has loving family around to help, and she adapts to motherhood well, creating a…
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November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
Self-injury is a very real issue today, especially among teens and young adults. When I found out that my daughter was cutting herself, I was shocked and devastated. My heart felt like it would break, as I tried to understand…
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November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
Life doesn’t always come up roses and lemons don’t always make a nice, refreshing lemonade. This world is chock full of pain, from the couple who face the end of a relationship to a parent facing the end of a…
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November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
This world is full of suffering, some of it occurring as a result of our own actions and some of it as a result of things that we have no control over. These sufferings that we have no control over…
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November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
There is nothing certain in this world but death and taxes, it is true, but there are ways that you can protect yourself from being a rape victim. The following ten rules are ones that everyone should follow to avoid…
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November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
Obsessive thoughts, often which seem to come out of nowhere and have no logic, are typically a side affect of another problem rather than an actual problem in and of themselves. Anxiety disorders, which show themselves in the form of…
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November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
After spending years depending on my former husband for practically everything, from my self-esteem to my money, I was devastated when I learned that he was being arrested for some very serious crimes. Unbeknownst to me, the man I was…
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November 6, 2014 Crisis Support
Self-injury is a growing problem that is putting our youth especially in a high risk zone. It comes in many forms, with some of the most common being cutting, eating disorders, sleep deprivation, or drug/alcohol abuse. There are many other…
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Falling in love is a beautiful thing. Initial love has the ability to make us temporarily invincible feeling and ready to take on the world to keep our newfound flame alive and burning. Today, with the advent of online dating,…
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While junior and senior high school are typically the times when people begin to find intense interest in the opposite gender and also when hormones begin to change in many ways, this is not a time when serious relationships should…
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Welcome to the twentieth century, where women have broken out of the box and become pretty much whatever we each individually want to be. Everything from career opportunities to parenting methods have opened up from the stereotype of what we…
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October 27, 2014 Communication
Men and women, Mars and Venus…it’s an old story and one that will carry on throughout the ages. The genders are created very differently. From the way that they act and react to the way that they see the situations…
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October 27, 2014 Communication
If you were sexually abused, you should tell your spouse. When you chose him or her to share your life, you did so as a complete person, who has had experiences that have shaped who you are today. One of…
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October 26, 2014 Communication
If you find yourself in a situation when you realize that as much as you have argued, both with your partner and with yourself, that you are right, only to realize that you are wrong, don’t feel alone. You’re in…
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October 22, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
There was a book written that was titled, “Marriage Takes Work, Good Marriages Take More Work”. Truer words I have never heard. Having been through both marriage and divorce, and then marriage again, I can assure you that any marriage…
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October 22, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
“Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy your way out of unhappiness.” That line from the classic Hitchcock film, Psycho, has always stuck in my mind because, in so many ways, it rings true. Money problems have been cited…
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October 21, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
How the times have changed since the days of our grandparents, or even our parents! Some of the changes that have come about have been very positive, but others have led to troubling times for us. As the changes came…
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October 21, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
There are very few women who don’t enjoy getting flowers from her husband. This relatively small act tells her that she is loved, appreciated, and deserving of being treated like someone very special. The surprise bouquet of flowers, or even…
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October 21, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
In marriage, respect is one of the key elements that will lead to success and the couple’s happiness. Everyone wants to feel that he or she is respected for who they are. We all want to feel that we are…
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October 21, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
More than half of every marriage in the western world today will end in divorce. This is a sad fact, but it is true, according to recent statistics. This is only accounting for first marriages. As second and third marriages…
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October 21, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is more than a tradition, it is a sacred institution that offers more than it ever demands and gives back more than it takes. At least, that is what it’s supposed to be. In this day and age, however,…
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October 20, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
An affair will always leave someone, usually more than one person, hurt in one way or another. Even if the affair is never brought to light, there will be something that will happen to steal peoples’ joy and security and…
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October 20, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
There are dozens of reasons that women go back to, or stay with, husbands who cheat. Each of these reasons, however, can be placed in two categories: love and/or fear. They love this man that once captured their heart in…
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October 19, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Would you give your partner a second chance if he or she cheated? Would you be willing to put forth the work to rebuild the relationship? Would you walk away without a look back? Would you condemn them to the…
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October 19, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
In a world that has grown increasingly dependent upon technology as a means of communication, it is no wonder that the same technology that can be used to foster and develop the right types of relationships is now also used…
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October 15, 2014 Friends and Peers
Many people, especially young adults who are just starting out on their own, consider obtaining a roommate to share an apartment with them. As with everything else in life, there are both pros and cons to this living arrangement. Having…
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October 14, 2014 Friends and Peers
When you see a close friend in an unhealthy relationship, you probably want nothing more than to grab him or her and run away with them to talk some sense into their heads. You can’t understand what they see in…
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