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Reflections

Many adults have fast-paced, overfilled schedules that consume their time. They overlook their need for affection, individual time, and relaxation. Too often this hurried lifestyle prevents us from taking care …

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ADHD, It's Not Just For Kids Anymore

When people think about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), most envision a hyper little boy, running around in the classroom, unable to sit still. Or they think of a little …

Getting a Good Night's Sleep

Everyone has an occasional sleepless night. But for 20 million Americans, the frustration of chronic insomnia is a big problem. The gimmicks that work for the person with mild sleep …

Help!

Depression and other emotional problems can usually be greatly relieved by changing mental habits. The following steps need to be repeated hundreds of times (or more) over weeks or months …

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Do Less For Your Kids

Parents clearly want what is best for their children. But often, in our modern, high-tech, materialistic world, we become sidetracked with giving our children what is stimulating, what is pleasurable, …

What's Happening to Us?

Infidelity-~being sexually unfaithful to your partner. What labels or images does that word bring to your mind? Disloyal? Unfaithful? Joy? Deceit? Lying? Guilt? Excitement? Cheap love? Anxiety? Lost dreams? Closeness? …

Anger In Sports

Anger and overt acts of violence are becoming an increasing concern in sports today, not just at the college and professional level but also among younger students. Even amateur adult …

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Controlling Anger

It is not anger as a feeling that causes problems so much as it is our response to feeling angry. Our behavior tells the tale. As a result of our …

I'm So Angry I Could

Anger, anger, anger… everywhere anger… anger in the streets, violence in our schools, violence towards those of another religion, even anger in our homes. Anger in its extreme becomes hatred …

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Nurturing Fidelity

Counselors frequently work with couples seeking a cure for the pain and destruction that infidelity generally breeds. But counselors would rather help couples before the crisis of infidelity occurs. With …

Discovering the Rewards of Marital Sex

Paul Pearsall, Director of Education at the Kinsey Institute for Research, has written an intriguing book, Super Marital Sex, which reveals new ways for married couples to achieve a more …

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Can Supermom be Healthy?

Mothers frequently juggle the roles of worker, wife and parent. Balancing the demands of these varied roles has never been easy. But as the nature of each of these jobs …