How Do We Define “Mental Health”?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
How do we know if we are mentally healthy? What exactly is “mental health”? These are questions that maybe we should ask ourselves. It seems hard to expect to achieve a [...]
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Helping Your Child Cope With Divorce
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Divorce is not easy on anyone. When children are involved, the situation can be particularly challenging, but it doesn’t have to be traumatic. Your child’s age will [...]
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Hands-On Parenting: Too Much Of A Good Thing
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I first became aware of the term “helicopter parent” many years ago. It was in an article by Amanda Robb in the July 2008 issue of O Magazine. The term was coined by former [...]
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Happiness At Home: How People Change
Andrea Ramsay Speers
What Is Happiness? If you are thinking about changing your life for the better, one way to start is by identifying your goals. You are probably hoping to find some version of [...]
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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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Fears And Phobias
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Kids develop fears. It could be separation anxiety as a toddler, a fear of clowns as a preschooler, or a dread of public speaking as a school-ager. About one in 30 children [...]
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Whose Work Is Homework?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
If it was meant to be fun, it wouldn’t be called homework, right? But does getting assignments and essays done have to be such a battle? In fact, that’s the last thing it [...]
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Happiness At Home: Managing The Stress In Your Life
Andrea Ramsay Speers
In the last newsletter, we discussed what stress is and what causes it. In this issue, you will learn how to manage the stress in your life and protect yourself against it. [...]
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The Process Of Change
Andrea Ramsay Speers
January is often a time of change. We start off the new year with the best of intentions; some of them stick, some of them don’t. While our enthusiasm and motivation ride [...]
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Happiness At Home: What Causes All Of This Stress?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
In this newsletter, we will explore what stress is and what causes it. In the next, you will learn how to manage the stress in your life and protect yourself against it. [...]
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