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Happiness At Home: Letting Go Of The Past

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, gratitude, mental health, nagging, newsletter, self esteem, stress
People have a difficult time letting go of the past because they are held back by unfinished business. They may regret choices they have made or feel guilty about past [...]
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30Jan

What Are You Tolerating?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, depression, gratitude, mental health, Pet Peeves, stress
We all have things that we tolerate in our lives. Some of them are big things (like a nasty neighbour), but many of them are small things (a messy desk is an example), and we [...]
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Feeling SAD In Winter

Andrea Ramsay Speers
depression, health, mental health
The weather is a fairly safe topic of conversation, and as Canadians, we often complain about the winter.  There’s a lot not to love, including the lack of sunshine and the [...]
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Happiness At Home Newsletter: Help! I Need To Make A Decision!

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, mental health, stress
Many people who come to my office say they have a difficult time making decisions. I have developed a process to help my clients master this skill. I recommend that people [...]
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No More Pity Parties

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, entitlement, mental health, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
Nobody likes to see their kids get hurt.  Every parent would like to think that it’s possible for them to help their child make it through life with no hardships, no [...]
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Happiness At Home: I Have Everything I’ve Ever Dreamed Of. Why Am I Not Happy?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
depression, happy families, health, mental health, newsletter, self esteem, stress
Signs of Discontent You don’t need a degree in psychology to know when you’re off-track, but sometimes it creeps up on you. It can seem like you wake up one day and realize [...]
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“7 Secrets to Raising an Optimist”

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, entitlement, gratitude, mental health, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
John Hoffman wrote an article in Today’s Parent (the December 2005 issue) with this title.  I loved his list of seven things, so here they are: Be a responsive, loving [...]
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Happiness At Home: How To Create A Positive Work Environment

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, gratitude, mental health, newsletter, Pet Peeves, stress
We have all worked in places where we grew to dread getting up in the morning, and a few of us have had the pleasure of working for a boss who makes us feel like we can do [...]
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“Fighting Fair”?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, mental health, nagging, Pet Peeves, stress
All couples disagree at some point.  It’s not realistic to think that we’ll see eye-to-eye on everything over the course of a long marriage.  Disagreeing isn’t the issue; how [...]
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Is It Wrong To Ask For Help?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
bullying, communication, couples, depression, happy families, health, keeping kids out of trouble, marriage, mental health, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
We live in a culture that values independence.  There’s a common belief that everyone can and should take care of themselves alone, pull themselves up by their bootstraps and [...]
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