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Anger – What to Do with It

January 27, 2010

In a recent post Ed and Deb Shaprio wrote – “Taking anger to bed is probably one of the most damaging things we can do to both our relationship and ourselves.” I agree. The problem with anger is the problem with anger. Anger is much like sex. It is all around us, but we are [...]

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Do You Sleep Alone?

January 25, 2010

Sleep together to stay together There is an assumption in our culture that couples must sleep together to stay together. The intimacy of lying next to your partner while sleeping equates to a good relationship. Is that true for you? For a growing number of couples I have worked with, and according to Vicki Lovine’s [...]

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How to Change Yourself to Change the Relationship

January 22, 2010

I am writing a series of three posts for my Whole Revolution blog on Want a Powerful Life? Use Your Hidden Resources. These posts focus on the individual, yet what I write about is fully applicable to couples and relationships. Often in relationships we make it about the other person. I know I am as [...]

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For Men – It Pays to Be Married

January 19, 2010

Guys, times are changing. Now it pays to get married according to a new Pew Research Center report. It seems that working wives over the past 40 are often making more than us men. That wasn’t true in the 70’s, as the post in Huffingtonpost reports: One barometer is median household income – which rose [...]

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Deep Love

January 18, 2010

This past summer I wrote about an Op-Ed piece that was in the New York Times. A writer in Whitefish, MT shares her experience of what I call Deep Love. This is the love that transcends another. It is the love that starts first deep in you that is tested and then test more. It [...]

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Your Requests

January 15, 2010

As we grow this blog we would like to know how we can serve you. What questions do you have about relationships? What are your challenges? Share with us your wins. I always do best when I am responding to someone’s question or interaction. We would love to hear from you.

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What Drama Takes You and Your Partner Out?

January 12, 2010

I wrote a three part post series on the Drama Triangle describing how the victim, persecutor and the rescuer take us out. Often in relationships, we are caught up in being the victim, persecutor or rescuer as we relate to our partner. These posts give you a unique insight to how these players work and [...]

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One Night Stand

January 9, 2010

Create intense desire and bonding…..loving like there’s no tomorrow…..being fully present. Bring that delightful excitement….. …..that passion that was insatiable…into this now. You know it’s there…..waiting for [...]

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