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Happiness At Home: Caring For The Caregiver

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, couples, depression, happy families, health, marriage, mental health, newsletter, stress

Few people are prepared for the responsibilities and tasks involved in caring for loved ones who are ill, elderly, or disabled. The success of the relationship between you and [...]

Happiness At Home: Managing Today’s Stepfamilies

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, marriage, newsletter, parenting, stress, teens, tweens

If you are a member of a stepfamily, you know how difficult it can be to integrate all of the new members and adjust to the new boundaries and rules. The following ideas may [...]

Happiness At Home: 12 Rules For Constructive Communication

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, marriage, nagging, newsletter, parenting, teens, tweens, Uncategorised

Poor communication patterns erode self-esteem and harm relationships but sadly, plenty of people fall into the trap of indulging in them. If you and your relationship partners [...]

Happiness At Home: Suicide Warning Signs and Treatment

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, depression, mental health, newsletter, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

It is reported that suicide, the act of deliberately ending one’s own life, is a cause of death for about 4,500 people each year in Canada. Since many suicides are not [...]

You Can Have Excellent Listening Skills!

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, encouragement, marriage, nagging, newsletter, parenting, stress, teens, tweens

Any psychotherapist will tell you that one of the biggest problems they see among their clients is poor listening skills. People get into trouble in their relationships [...]

Happiness At Home: How To Manage Conflict At Work

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, mental health, newsletter, stress

Kinds of Workplace Conflicts Let’s start by identifying where conflicts happen. Think about the kinds of conflicts that happen around your workplace. Disagreements over turf [...]

Relationship Checkup

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, marriage, newsletter, stress

Most adults engage in long-term relationships, including marriage and other committed partnerships. Nearly everyone experiences difficulties in their marriage or committed [...]

Encouraging Words

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, encouragement, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens, Uncategorised

There has been a movement in parenting in the past number of years that is generally referred to as the “self esteem movement”. The basics of this movement focus on raising a [...]

A Few Of My Favourite Books

Andrea Ramsay Speers

announcements, anxiety, bullying, chores, communication, couples, depression, encouragement, entitlement, friendship, happy families, marriage, mental health, nagging, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

Looking for something to keep you busy over the next few weeks? Books can be a great way to get information, get inspiration and new ideas, and to keep momentum going between [...]

Staying Mentally Healthy In Times Of Crisis

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, happy families, mental health, parenting, stress, teens, tweens

These certainly are unprecedented times we live in. With the world on high alert and everything we take for granted in our daily lives, put on hold, now more than ever we need [...]