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Holiday Drama

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, happy families, marriage, Pet Peeves, self esteem
With Easter around the corner, many families are planning get-togethers with extended family.  And while this may be a pleasurable expectation for some people, it can hold a [...]
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Improving Your Sex Life

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, marriage
Men and women tend to think about sex differently.  This may seem laughably obvious, but in my work providing couple counselling, I often see clients in which the spouses [...]
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Ex Marks the Spot

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, parenting
The reality is, a lot of us will have to deal with an ex of our own.  When we share children with this ex, things can get pretty dicey. It is critical as a parent that you [...]
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A Shift in Family Schedules

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, parenting
How do you make your family calendar “work”?  We have a bit of an unusual arrangement in our house in that my husband works evenings and weekends, so we’ve [...]
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Men At Work

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, couples, happy families, marriage, parenting
A lot of ink has been devoted to the work/life balance for moms, but are dads feeling the crunch too? I think they might be.  While programs such as paternity leave have [...]
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Is It Possible to Consciously Uncouple?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage
I’ll admit I was a bit sad to hear about Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s break-up.  I always feel a little sad when I hear that someone’s marriage is over.  I don’t know [...]
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Marriage Advice

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, gratitude, happy families, marriage, parenting
I do a lot of work with parents, that’s true, but I also see a lot of couples looking for marriage advice.  Sometimes people come to see me specifically because their marriage [...]
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Assertive Communication: 20 Tips

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, nagging, newsletter, parenting
Most of us know that assertiveness will get you further in life than being passive or aggressive. But few of us were actually taught how to be assertive. Here are some helpful [...]
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29 Ways To Keep Your Relationship Tuned Up

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, newsletter, Pet Peeves
Why do some relationships last forever and others fall apart?  here are some ways you can make your partner feel appreciated again and prevent your relationship from becoming [...]
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