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When Should You Consult a Mental Health Professional?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, couples, depression, friendship, happy families, health, holidays, keeping kids out of trouble, marriage, mental health, nagging, newsletter, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

Most of us experience times when we need help to deal with problems and issues that cause us emotional distress. When you are having a problem or dilemma that is making you [...]

Why Are Women Stepping Away From Relationships?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, couples, dating, gender, mental health

Really interesting article about women, dating, and the emotional toll it takes. I often talk with clients about men’s emotional needs and how we aren’t educating [...]

A Happy Marriage Is Good For Kids!

Andrea Ramsay Speers

couples, happy families, marriage, parenting, stress

I remember learning in my Human Family OAC (remember those?) class about the cycles of a couple’s closeness. They are emotionally closest right after their marriage and they [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

7 Habits Of Highly Effective Communicators

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress, teens, tweens

Many of us take our communication style for granted. We just say what we’re thinking. We might assume that what we’re thinking is “common sense.” Maybe we don’t give much [...]

Happiness At Home: Recovering From An Affair

Andrea Ramsay Speers

couples, marriage, newsletter, stress

Forms of Infidelity Infidelity takes many forms. Some people have sequential affairs—a series of one-night stands or short affairs. These affairs involve very little emotional [...]

10 Habits Of Happy Couples

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, marriage

Ok, this was just such a great article, I had to share it! It was written by Mark Goulston on the Psychology Today blog. It’s fantastic. 10 Habits of Happy Couples [...]