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How to Be the Listener Your Partner Needs

2020-11-24T16:37:38Z

There’s been a lot of talk about communication in our post-pandemic age. A major portion of that focus has to do with talking and sharing effectively. More specifically, we’re all trying to become more aware of the way we speak to and about each other, particularly since many partners are now spending so much time […]

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Postpartum Depression Moods: How to Cope with Your Irritability

2020-11-18T22:32:20Z

When you think of postpartum depression and the moods you might be managing, several likely come to mind. You might be fighting fatigue, those around you aren’t surprised by your sadness. You might even expect to deal with waves of hopelessness or powerlessness at times. Irritability is a mood we’re likely to hear less about. […]

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How You Can Start Healing Your Broken Heart

2020-11-11T04:21:14Z

We all want the rush of attraction. The passion of new love. The security of a long-term connection. But very few of us want the pain and trauma of a broken heart. If that’s where you find yourself now, I’m sorry. If you are wrestling with distress and waves of overwhelming emotion, you have nothing […]

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Is Online Therapy Effective? Here’s What the Research Shows

2020-11-24T16:42:23Z

Teletherapy is nothing new. It’s been around in some form since the early 1990s. But online counselling may be new to you. Which is why you may be considering it with some scepticism. After all, how do you know whether therapy online will really work? Does it even approximate the safety and engagement of your […]

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Why Your Baby Will Benefit From Parents Who Aren’t Perfectionists

2020-10-27T12:43:34Z

In the grown-up world, perfectionism doesn’t seem so bad. At first. We often equate demands that everything remains “just so” and looks “just right” with everything being the way it “should” be. We often concede, too, that a perfectionist is an apt gatekeeper, the one who keeps exceptional parameters for what is appropriate and successful… […]

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Pandemic Pressures: How You Can Stay Close and Navigate Stressors Together

2020-10-20T16:44:29Z

Is the pandemic becoming a real problem inside your relationship? It’s okay to admit it. You’re not at all alone. Most of us navigating COVID-19 with significant others are itching to share what we’re feeling too. The truth is that, right now, the pressures on our relationships are strange and disquieting. Pandemics don’t happen every […]

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Dear New Dad, Are You Sad? How to Cope with Paternal Postpartum Depression

2020-10-20T16:40:26Z

Some dads struggle after the birth of their child. They feel lost, afraid, or angry. The moods come hard and fast at times, so much so that some fathers become anxious about how well they can care for their families. The adjustment is so difficult that their relationships suffer and bonding with the baby seems […]

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Why You Can’t Keep Calm and Just Mother Your Baby

2020-10-05T20:31:37Z

The word “just” is hurtful when motherhood isn’t at all what you thought it’d be… “Just relax.” “Just let your instincts guide you.” “Just calm down, moms have been doing this for ages.” Has your transition to motherhood been fraught with worry, apprehensions, and nervous energy? Are you constantly on edge? Have you been preoccupied […]

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An Interview with Anne Sheffield about Postpartum Depression

2020-09-25T18:06:26Z

Here is an interesting interview with Anne Sheffield about postpartum depression. Anne is a writer who has authored books about her family’s experience with depression. I appreciate the way Anne acknowledges that postpartum depression has an impact on all family members and all family relationships. She manages to emphasize this point while also punctuating the […]

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Love: What is it really?

2020-09-25T18:07:57Z

The word ‘love’ evokes different images, emotions, and hopes for each of us. Thus, there are as many ways to answer this question as there are individuals offering an answer. Just as the meaning we each ascribe to the word ‘love’ takes different shape depending on the context of the relationship in which it exists, […]

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