Dating After Grief
When I started dating, I stuck a toe in the water of the online dating pool. It was at a time in my life when...
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Pay attention To Their Behavior
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No One Is Entitled To Treat You Badly
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Who Loves You
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How The Past And The Future Can Rob...
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Why I Was Desperate to Be with an...
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Why Self-Doubt Can Be Your Secret Weapon
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This shabby log cabin hosts sobriety groups. Beverly...
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Brad Pitt Gets Emotional As He Thanks Bradley...
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You Are Not “Too Much” to Be Loved
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Living In Reality Will Make You Happier
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20 Ways To Be A Happier Person In...
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Kindness Can Actually Slow Aging
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The Surprising Psychology Behind Perpetual Lateness
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My “Stress” Was Actually High-Functioning Anxiety
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The Agony Of Weekend Loneliness: ‘I Won’t Speak...
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Growing Up with a Narcissist: How I’m Healing...
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10 Things to Expect When a Narcissist Knows...
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22 Things That Happen When An Empath Falls...
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Baby Steps For Setting Boundaries
It’s often said: the only people who get upset about your boundaries are those who benefited from you not having any. My Experience Of Boundaries...
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Stress Busters For Not Having A Voice
Need some stress busters for not being heard, or not being able to tell the truth? I sure do. It’s stressful when you can’t talk,...
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From Dysfunctional to Functional: Shifting the Family Balance
Shifting the family balance from dysfunctional to functional is a challenge where there is substance or alcohol use. Secrets have to be kept. Crises need...
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When You Are Addicted To Love
No my friends, this isn’t a sex-addiction article. I’m talking about love, not steamy passion or romance. My whole life I’ve been chasing a familial...
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Holiday Family Resentments –
Family resentments become more pronounced on the holidays, causing awkwardness and pain to everyone. Avid readers of advice columns know that pretty much everybody has...
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Recovery Protects Everyone’s Family Rights
According to my Mother, my brother Ricky needs extra love and care because of his addiction. My family rights are ignored. She always favors what’s...
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Playing The What-If Game
In the face of a storm, some people flee and others wait it out. How do we decide, or not decide, what to do in...
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Codependency Cheat Sheet
From Darlene Lancer: Different types of people may behave in a codependent manner, and codependence manifests in varying degrees of severity. Not all codependents are unhappy,...
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Quiz: Can You Spot A Toxic Friendship?
Best friends are supposed to be supportive. But even the strongest friendships can turn sour.
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How To Be Single, Sober And Happy On The Holidays
Single and sober? Dreading the holidays because this may be a first for you? Do you pace your room worrying before you head out anywhere?...
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19 Symptoms Of Emotional Abuse For People In Denial
When substance abuse disorder enters our loved one’s life, denying their substance abuse and the emotional abuse that goes with it is never far behind....
