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Friends, kids, relationship, oh my!

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Family

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May 28, 2019

Who’s excited for summer to be here? Well I mean the end of the school year, not the scorching heat we already have here in Florida. I know I am and of course I’ll tell you why. For me, summer means looser schedules, later nights and much more happiness all the way around. We do…
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Let’s stick with the sticky stuff

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CouplesFamilyParenting

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May 15, 2019

Are you doing okay? Lots to read lately I’m sure. We recently had our spring break and we took a family vacation!!! I’m excited and the best part is that it was budgeted beforehand. Yep, that’s right we have a budget and we talk about our budget twice a month. It’s a hard thing to…
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Workin’ for a livin’

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CouplesGottman Method

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May 7, 2019

Hope you’re well. We’re quickly approaching summer!  Not sure about you, but it’s been super busy around here and I’m looking forward to the slower pace over the summer.  We’ve had a lot of travel for work lately. My husband has had 3 business trips in the last 2 months and yes, I went to…
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Extended family, love ’em or leave ’em?

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FamilyStress

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April 30, 2019

I’m always writing about things that I experience as well as things I find that will be helpful to you.  There are a few phrases that I repeat over and over again and this is one of them, “When you become a couple everyone else is considered extended family.” What does this mean to you…
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Spending, spending and more spending

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CouplesLifestyle

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April 21, 2019

Just looking at this title make you cringe? It does for me for sure!  Who is a “spender”? Who is a saver and who is in the middle?  Do you know what your relationship with money is? There are people that make a career out of helping people identify their hang ups with money. Do…
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It’s not me, perhaps it’s not you either

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CouplesTherapy

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April 9, 2019

I get a ton of calls and emails about counseling and I’ve helped people out who aren’t a good fit for me.  It gets a bit more complicated when you are looking for couple’s therapy and then the conversation goes a bit deeper.   Let’s see if we are a good fit to work together….
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More than just surviving

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CouplesFamilyLifestyle

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April 2, 2019

Happy Spring Break and more than happy to be back in the groove today!!!  I had the pleasure of going on a vacation last week and since it was a short trip, we decided to drive.  Each way was about 9 hours and the way up we did it straight through and on the way…
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We can do this together!

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CouplesLifestyle

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March 19, 2019

How are you doing today?  We’re already in March, almost in April even, and the year is in full swing.  How are you doing on those goals you set up for yourself? How is your partner doing on the same goals?  Did you read that correctly? Yes, of course you made goals/resolutions together to accomplish…
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