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Intimacy Advice: 10 Tips Using Feng Shui for Love in the Bedroom
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Where you live and work has an incredible effect on your health and well being. According to the EPA People on average; spend at least 87% of their time indoors. This is why creating peaceful and harmonious environments is so important.
Here are some Feng Shui tips for your bedroom to make sure your environment is supportive and loving for your relationships: Read More→
Relationship Advice: How to Damage your Relationship
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I decided to spice this relationship blog up a bit and give you the ways that you can damage your relationship. Instead of writing about what not to do, now you get to hear about what can HURT your relationship. Go through the following list and see what things you might be doing that may damage the bond. Read More→
Relationship Advice: Money’s Tight? Quick tips to keep your relationship strong
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Relationships are facing more and more stress with the recession; foreclosures, loss of jobs, worry about money, arguing about money, decreased income, loss of stocks, etc. Many relationships are drastically hurting because their finances are declining. While in a hard time, relationships are supposed to be the comfort zone, the place to decompress and get soothed….especially in such an economic crisis. But that isn’t the case in some relationships.
Don’t be one those couples suffering simply because the bank account has dropped. Here are a few tips on keeping your connection strong while handling economic stress: Read More→
$20 Date Night Tips: Keeping your Relationship Strong when Money is Tight(Series 1)
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Many couples have the stress with finances and struggle to keep the marriage securely attached. Marriage needs to be nurtured, similar to growing a flower. It needs sun light, water, nutrients from the soil, and time to grow.
A few years back, my husband was in school and I was starting my therapy practice. We didn’t have much money at the time, yet wanted to keep the relationship strong and connected. We started a game called $20 Date Night. We scheduled every Friday night for date night and we switched off with creating the date. The goal of date night is to create a date with only spending $20. To our surprise, we came up with many dates for $20 or less; it just took imagination and creativity. To this day, we continue or date night challenge… Read More→
Holiday Advice: How to Handle “Scrooge” during the Holidays
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The holidays are time for family get-togethers, enjoying family and friends, laughing, and exchanging gifts. But some families aren’t that lucky…and they get stuck with a “Scrooge.” It can be exhausting to be around pessimistic comments, hearing the views of holidays as bad, or being told about “what isn’t right.” These ongoing negative comments can, rub off and bring you down.
Don’t get stuck in that holiday slumps! Here are a few tips to survive the holiday: Read More→
“Married to My Business Partner:” Creating a Healthy Balance in the Relationship
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People who are married to their business partner have added difficulty in separating work from home. Business talk and personal talk can blend; both occurring at all hours of the day. For many couples, the main question is when does work stop and the relationship start?
The blend in the marriage can have ups and downs. I work with a great deal of couples that co-own or co-operate businesses. The relationships with problems often have a common thread….an unbalanced relationship. Work can be consuming and in high demand, thus creating no time for the relationship. Couples often report that the relationship suffers and “finds it’s way in…when there is time.”
Why not have your cake and eat it too? You can find a healthy balance where your career and relationship are both successful. Read More→
Couples Advice: How Control Causes the Opposite Effect in Relationships
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Several summers ago my husband I went to a local ski resort (yes, in the summer) where we went up the lifts, and then down the tails on our mountain bikes. It was a beautiful vista, with a bright clear sky, wind blowing at our face, and nature surrounding us. It was a beautiful day. Then my husband pushed me to my limits…by having me ride my mountain bike down narrow and rocky trails. I was terrified. I was afraid of getting hurt, so I tried my best to control the bike and the speed. The faster I went, the more fear I felt, and the more I tried to control the speed. The more speed, the more I had to use the brakes. Well, the more breaking you do going down a steep mountain with rocks, the more dangerous it becomes. I learned quickly…the more breaking, the more the bike seemed out of control.
I share this story to illustrate a common theme I see in relationships. The more we try to control uncomfortable situations, the more dangerous they become. Read More→
Rekindling the Romance: Easy Ways You can get Your Relationship Back on Track
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We all know the story. On your wedding day, you are absolutely in love with your soon to be spouse. Most couples often feel a sense of absolute happiness, love, connection, and excitement. You may not look back on your wedding day with those exact feelings… but the next part of this story may sound more familiar. The bond probably seemed so tight that nothing could pull it apart…but, you learned otherwise. What happened to that bond after many years of routine and added responsibility such as children, work, bills, cleaning, health, and all of life’s other little obstacles? Somewhere the relationship got moved to the “back burner” and just surviving day-to-day life became the central focus. While you were living the daily American routine of working too much and trying to cope with Life’s ongoing struggles, the romance that sparked the marriage began to diminish.
I am going to teach you what you already know; marriage doesn’t have to be routine, boring and dry. It may not be easy, and it may not always be fun. How you experience saving your relationship often depends on…. Yes, you guessed it…You. Hopefully you and your significant other are both trying to fix things, but right now, this is about You. The following quick tips will help You get the romance to spark again: Read More→
Going to Bed Angry: How it Just Might Help For Some Couples
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A commonly known advice for relationships is for couples to never go to bed angry. This idea has such a great value. It addresses the idea of how couples may feel if going to bed angry, such as feeling emotionally disconnected and unattached, or fear of having unresolved issues getting in the way. This advice is absolutely a great and valuable tool for staying connected and securely attached to your partner. Think about it…going to bed angry in the relationship can create a terrible feeling; it can keep people up all night, have terrible sleep, or many other painful experiences. For many couples, this advice is perfect for their relationship. Obviously, I am a therapist and I truly believe in resolving any and all conflicts before leaving or going to sleep, but this doesn’t work for everyone. Read More→
Money Stress and Marriage: How to Keep STRONG During a Recession
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Many people are worrying about finances and are facing economic struggles. Quite frequently when finances drop, so does the relationship satisfaction. Don’t be part of that. If your bank account is dwindling, it is more important than ever to keep your relationship strong.
Here are ways on how to ieep your relationship strong while your finances are in stress: Read More→
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