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7 Overlooked Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship Over the Holidays emotional health perspective relationship advice relationship tips self-improvement Dec 08, 2022

A holiday can be a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It can also be a great opportunity to spend quality time with your partner and reconnect on a deeper level. Let’s celebrate your relationships.Ā 

From pumpkin picking to attending holiday parties, there are endless opportu...

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Are you in a lopsided relationship? relationships Dec 06, 2022

We've all been hurt by unrequited love—that terrible, heartbreaking want for another person who doesn't return your affection. Unfortunately, "the pursuit" is also very enticing and can be challenging to give up.

Unrequited love warps one's perceptions of the person they are in love with, making it...

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Do you know your partner's love language? emotional health life lessons relationships Nov 12, 2022

We all express and receive love in different ways, and those variations may be the reason why sometimes feelings and good intentions are misunderstood.

For instance, you might spend weeks searching for the most incredible gift for your partner, only to hear them say on their birthday, "I would've b...

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Taming Your Triggers Aug 20, 2022

I was sitting in a restaurant chit chatting with a friend when the chef walked into the dining area with a large knife tucked under his arm as if he’d forgotten he hadĀ it in his hand when he left the kitchen and was now trying to hide it.Ā 

But I saw it. 😳 

And without any thought my body decided i...

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Why does your childhood affect your relationship? Feb 27, 2022

All relationships have their moments when things don’t go well. Usually we can chalk this up to a difference of opinion or a simple misunderstanding. But have those differences of opinion or simple misunderstandings ever mushroomed out of control leaving you and your partner confused as to what the ...

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New Year's Resolutions: Make them easier with these tips boundaries emotional health life lessons self-improvement Jan 01, 2022

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For those of us who make New Year's Resolutions, we are connecting with a sense of hope that things can be different. It's part acknowledgement that things could be better and hope that we can engineer that improvement in our lives. Really, the hopefulness we feel is a love affair with the potent...

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