Relationships

Details: Written by: Cairelle Crow

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There are many ways to have a family. All are valid, and each one represents a place on the beautiful spectrum of how families exist. Each one is worthy of writing down for the future to look back upon.

Details: Written by: Kimberly Hillier, University of Windsor

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How having conversations with children builds their language — and strengthens family connections

Details: Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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Navigating life can be likened to moving through a complex maze of decisions and challenges that test our resilience and adaptability.

Details: Written by: Ora Nadrich

Each day we go out into the world and present who we are to others. But sometimes, unbeknownst to us, we present who we think we should be, or need to be. We may put on a false persona as a way to get the love and acknowledgment we deeply crave.

Details: Written by: David W. McMillan, Ph.D.

Are You My Valentine? Loving the one you're with

There can be plenty of tension associated with Valentine's Day. One cold, dreary February 14th, I am at the grocery store at 5 p.m. In the parking lot I can see men getting out of their cars and scurrying into the store. Inside at the express lane checkout counter are five men standing in line, each holding a dozen roses...

Details: Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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In today's ever-changing online dating scene, crafting an engaging profile has become more than just showcasing good looks or clever quips.

Details: Written by: Cairelle Crow

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When we descend from people who’ve done terrible things, or from people who themselves have been the recipient of some sort of trauma, this energy carries itself down through our physical DNA and the genetic memory of our energetic DNA, even if we’ve never met these ancestors in person.

Details: Written by: Natascha Bruckner

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Thích Nh?t H?nh (Th?y) helped me to make a course correction with his teachings about Sangha—a Sanskrit word that means group, congregation, or community. Th?y taught me that we’re all stronger when we join our energies and don’t have to carry things on our own.

Details: Written by: Juliana Zabatiero, Curtin University et al

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Many parents worry about how much time their children spend watching screens. While some time on devices is fine for entertainment and education, we also know it is important children do things away from TVs and devices.

Details: Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com

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We often hesitate to spill the beans on the darker aspects of our lives, fearing judgment and scorn from others.

Details: Written by: Celia Landman

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My child’s pain is always calling me into a new relationship with my highest intentions. The difficulties I encounter smooth the rough edges of my heart and mind, giving me more wisdom, balance, and capacity as long as I have the courage to be near the pain.

Details: Written by: Barry Vissell

Over the years of working with men and their relationships, not to mention my own 59-year relationship with Joyce, I have seen some central issues emerge. , I have seen certain tendencies which apply to many men.

Details: Written by: Darlene Taylor

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I had longed to be a mother and felt so fortunate that I was afforded the luxury of being home with her. So against all my feminist leanings, we settled into very traditional family roles, with me spending a lot more time with Sammi than he did.

Details: Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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Ah, the holiday season is when our hearts brim with anticipation, and our spirits soar with expectations.

Details: Written by: Sally Patton

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When we fall into a hole of our own making, it is probably a situation we’ve experienced before. There may be different actors and a different setting, but the essence of the problem is the same.

Details: Written by: Lisa Weinert

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Whether you’re aware of it or not, you're communicating powerful messages all day without uttering a single word...

Details: Written by: Celia Landman

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All parents I know have gone through hard times with their children. And the holidays with either unexpressed or expressed expectations add more pressure to the family system.

Details: Written by: Trish Thompson

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Fear of talking too much affected my professional life. A watch or a clock was always in view when I gave a presentation. I rehearsed my presentations. No spontaneity for me; I stuck with the script!

Details: Written by: Darlene Taylor

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The thing about divorce that is hard to remember is that as much as it is happening to you, your partner, and your children, it’s also happening to everyone else in your little world. Your friends, your extended family, everyone is affected.