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When You’re a Bride with Kids
(The Delicate Balance)
“I feel like I have a split personality,” said Carla. “Marrying Jack is a dream come true. But it’s not a dream for Kim and Dan at all. I’m torn between being blissfully happy and wracked with guilt. Carla is …
Posted on August 3, 2009 Filed Under Pre-Marital | Leave a Comment
The High Price of Keeping Quiet
Karen and Jim came to me for counseling because Karen had mentioned the word “divorce.”
“I don’t understand how we got to this point,” said Jim. “We were always the golden couple. Everyone envied our relationship. Our friends came to us with their problems.”
“I …
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Life Balance May Be Closer Than You Think
Not all vacations deliver the decompression they promise. But last month’s stay at Priest Lake, Idaho did. After a couple of days, I found myself in a truly remarkable state of relaxation. The resort was remote and rustic. You had to look …
Posted on August 3, 2009 Filed Under Taming Stress | Leave a Comment
Time for a Dream Update?
“My wife and I need to learn to communicate,” said Tom. That’s what most people say when they call to schedule a marriage counseling appointment. And usually they’re right.
Three weeks later, I told Tom and Karla: “Communication is a problem, but it’s …
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What’s the Matter with John?
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Last Saturday, I was catching up on some bookkeeping in my home office. Around noon, my husband John came into my office and said, “It’s time to have lunch and STOP WORKING. It’s the WEEKEND.”
“I know. I just want to …
Posted on August 2, 2009 Filed Under Communication | Leave a Comment
Why Are You Still at Work?
“Now that’s a silly question,” you’re probably thinking. “I’ve got a report due Friday, 200 emails in my inbox, and a manager breathing down my neck-that’s why I’m still at work.”
You may be right. Sometimes you have no choice. You’re new, you’ve …
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The Laser Lifestyle
I feel very lucky to live in a country where work can be more than just a way to survive. Where it can nourish the mind, build self-esteem, and provide what novelist Henry James described as “the most agreeable emotion of the …
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Small Emotions
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Last weekend, my husband said he wanted to see “Love Actually.” What? A man requesting a romantic movie? And we’d already seen it once. How did I get this lucky? Turns out he liked the way the film is upbeat and …
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Got a Minute? Improve Your Relationship.
Janet and Nate were on the verge of divorce when they first came to see me. Four months later, they were feeling closer to each other than they ever had before. What turned their marriage around? According to Janet and Nate, the most …
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Slow and Steady Settles a Fight
You know how it goes. One minute you’re hanging out with your partner, having a great time, and the next minute you’re in a fight. You feel as much in the dark as a police officer who arrives …
Posted on August 2, 2009 Filed Under Communication | Leave a Comment
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