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When is a good time to tell your partner “I told you so?”

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Okay, true story that happened today and I had to reflect on it and then share it with all of you.  So, my husband reached out to me for emotional support about something that happened at work and he was feeling bad about it.  I had to think about what I was going to say…
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Can you recover from an affair?

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When clients come to my office, I get tears, anger and this question “Can we recover from this?”  My answer?  Yes! Yes you can but it’s not going to be easy and there’s a lot of work that needs to be done.  Here’s the checklist that I tell my clients.

Why do people have affairs?

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CouplesInfidelityTherapy

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So, here’s the story you hear all the time. Two people meet, the attraction is so intense that they cannot keep away from each other and they have an affair, they cheat.  Okay, flash to reality and anyone that’s been involved in an affair knows that isn’t really how it happens. Here’s a more likely…
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Patience

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The beginning of school is always a time of rushing, getting things ready and adjusting to a new routine. For me, as I’m sure for a lot of you, it’s also a time for holding on to your patience as well as your sanity! I have 2 girls in school now, yes I made it….
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Staying Calm

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I have always imagined myself as a calm person and I strive to live that way. I have had two incidents lately that have questioned how I can stay calm when other people are so upset? I am struggling with this because I do believe that staying calm, listening to my inner voice and going…
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End of Summer and the Empty Nest

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CouplesEmpty NestTherapy

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I’ve had a nice relaxing summer so far. My two children are enjoying camp and I am enjoying them at camp! My youngest is starting kindergarten in the fall and I always said that I was so excited to get to this point in my life. Oh, all the things I can do with them…
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Teaching and learning how to be disappointed

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Parenting

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Okay, this is a very personal blog but that is what this is for to talk, learn and to listen.  I had the pleasure of learning so many lessons this morning dropping my children off at camp that it had to be remembered and shared to experience life as it comes. My children love “mommy…
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Ignorance is for those that do not ask questions

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Lifestyle

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I was talking to a friend about another friend’s son who just found out he has Type 1 diabetes. As a mother, friend and person my heart went out to this family but that as far as it could go because I do not know the day-to-day trials about how to teach a 5-year-old how…
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