Breaking up During the Holiday Season: Five Tips for Healing
Dealing with a holiday breakup? Here are some tips for moving on.
Relationships
Is Your Attachment Style Negatively Impacting Your Relationships?
Is Your Attachment Style Negatively Impacting Your Relationships? By: Jessica Taylor, LPC What is Adult Attachment? Since the 1950’s, psychologists have been observing and discussing the impacts of the nature of the attachment between children and their primary caregivers. It was determined that the quality of this attachment significantly impacts the child’s behaviors. Our attachment …
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How to Communicate Seamlessly with Your Partner
By: Jessica Taylor, LPC You Can Improve Communication with Your Partner Today–Here’s How Communication issues come up in all love relationships, and studies show that communication and relationships and/or marital satisfaction go hand-in-hand. Arguments happen and they don’t necessarily mean that you are not a good match. It might mean that you just haven’t learned …
How To Survive The Holidays If You Don’t Get Along with Your Family
Holidays can be hard when you don’t get along with your family. There are simple strategies to take care of yourself and have healthy boundaries for a drama-free holiday with family.
The Longest-Running Study on Well-Being Confirms that All You Need is Love
The longest-running study of human well-being and happiness is the Harvard Grant Study. The study began in 1939 with a group of 268 male undergrads. Researchers have been following them ever since, asking them questions about their lives and interviewing them to find out how they grow and develop in their lives. The study itself …
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“I’m 26 and all my friends are getting married. They don’t know I’m about to get a divorce.”
A client of mine looked up at me through tears and said “I’m 26 and all of my friends are getting married. They don’t know I’m about to divorce.” She went on to talk about the particular and acute pain of the upcoming wedding season. She had 5 weddings to attend and she was a …
Using a Professional Counselor to Help With the Emotional Aspects of Divorce
Guest Post: This is a guest post from the wonderful professionals at Divorce Matters in Denver, CO. They can help guide you through a pain-free divorce. If you are getting divorced in Denver, CO you are far from alone. According to data provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), approximately …
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Why Am I Still Single?
I get asked this question a lot in my office. A new client will sigh resignedly on the couch and ask a brave question: Why Am I Still Single? Some people are single by choice, of course. But if you’re reading this that’s probably not you. You’ve read all the other advice about ‘putting yourself …
How To Use Mindfulness to Be a Rock Star at Relationships
Relationships make the world go round. In fact, research shows that the number-one thing that leads to happiness is having great relationships with others; with spouses, boyfriends and girlfriends, best friends, co-workers, roommates, you name it. So where dos mindfulness come in? Does sitting in the lotus position automatically improve our relationships? Not quite, but …
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