Happiness At Home: Caring For The Caregiver
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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Happiness At Home: Managing Today’s Stepfamilies
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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Happiness At Home: 12 Rules For Constructive Communication
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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You Can Have Excellent Listening Skills!
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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Relationship Checkup
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Most adults engage in long-term relationships, including marriage and other committed partnerships. Nearly everyone experiences difficulties in their marriage or committed [...]
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A Few Of My Favourite Books
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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Happiness At Home: Recovering From An Affair
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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10 Habits Of Happy Couples
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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When Parents Disagree About Parenting
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Who knew that parenting could be so hard on your marriage?? When we meet someone and children aren’t even on our radars, we don’t really know that our parenting styles might [...]
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Date Nights
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I’m sure all parents of young children have heard of the importance of date nights. How can it be avoided, when we talk about how tired and disconnected from our partners we [...]
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