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- Dr. Romance on how Couples Can Cooperate for Success - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: You have probably entered relationships madly in love, convinced that your feelings for each other were so strong your dream would carry you through the tough times, but wound up feeling more like you were living in a nightmare than a dream, struggling with conflicting ...
Views: 898(1 vote) - Dr. Romance on Setting Boundaries and Saying No - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: Knowing how to set appropriate boundaries can make the difference in whether your relationship succeeds or not. The topic frequently comes up in my counseling office, and most people think boundaries are set by telling other people what the limits are. But boundaries are ...
Views: 1315(1 vote) - Dr. Romance on The Pursuit of Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: The founding fathers of our country saw the “pursuit of happiness” as an inalienable right – so important they embedded it in the DNA of the United States of America, by writing it into the Preamble to the Constitution. It was a profoundly new idea at the ...
Views: 1269(1 vote) - Dr. Romance On Your Heart's Desire - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2017 from Tina TessinaYour heart's desire -- what could it be? So many people, including many of my clients, are searching to know what it is would satisfy them, to give their lives focus and direction. "To find in ourselves what makes life worth living is risky business," writes Marsha Sinetar ...
Views: 1530(1 vote) - Dr. Romance on Your Job on Earth - by Submitted on May 11, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: It's easy to get discouraged when we become aware of the suffering throughout the world: natural disasters; racial prejudice; addiction and self-destruction; political oppression in its many forms (starvation, war, torture, misinformation, imprisonment, denial of ...
Views: 1023(1 vote) - Dr. Romance on: Apology and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: In my clinical experience, I've encountered many clients who are afraid to admit they're wrong. This comes from a culture of blaming and accusing -- where one's early family may have picked a "culprit" when something went wrong, and focused on blame, rather than ...
Views: 1294(1 vote) - Dr. Romance on: Getting To Yes - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: The average person pays more attention to what he or she's saying or thinking about than what he or she is hearing, or how his or her words are "landing" on the other person. This self-involvement gets worse during an argument. You can become a much more effective ...
Views: 1131(1 vote) - Dr. Romance on: Without Ego - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: When reading philosophical teachings and writings, I often wonder why the body and the ego are seen so negatively, as if they somehow are antithetical to spirituality. Although ego, body and mind are not all we are, each is part, an ...
Views: 1232(1 vote) - Dr. Romance: "Don't Panic" - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: There is always something in the news or on TV to scare us. Hysterical articles in the media sell papers, and attract eyeballs to websites, but are usually exaggerating the facts. If you listen without evaluating what you’re being told, it’s easy to become ...
Views: 1013(1 vote) - Dr. Romance: 4 Tips for handling Post-holiday blues - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr Romance writes: Everyone is relieved when the holidays are over, and sometimes disappointed. If you're worn out, it's worth your while to take the time to recharge a little, and pamper yourself. Here are some hints: * If you are disappointed, and the holidays let you down in some way, ...
Views: 965(1 vote) - Dr. Romance: Detox Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: Many of my clients come in with complaints about personal habits that feel toxic in their lives. Just as you can detox your body when you’re feeling sluggish, it’s also possible to detox your emotional life. Here are some of the most common ways your life can ...
Views: 1118(1 vote) - Dr. Romance: Four Steps to Success - by Submitted on May 29, 2018 from Tina TessinaIn my private counseling practice, writes Dr. Romance, clients often tell me, “I want to be happy!” We then set about making it a reality. As a psychotherapist, I know that your habits, your relationships, your environment, and especially what you think about them determine ...
Views: 909(1 vote) - Dr. Romance: Into Each Life - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2017 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: As a parade went by, one of the horses pulling a float entry left a memento in the middle of the road right in front of where we were watching from the sidewalk. From that point on, every band or group that came marching down the road marched bravely on, right through the ...
Views: 1519(1 vote) - Dr. Romance: Make your love life sparkle! - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2018 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance's Top 5 ways to take your marriage from good to great. 1. Talk frequently and honestly to each other about your frustrations, about sex, about anger, about disappointment, about your appreciation of each other, about the meaning of life, about everything. No topic should be ...
Views: 979(1 vote) - Dr. Romance: No Two Miracles Alike - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2017 from Tina TessinaJust as no two snowflakes are alike, no two miracles are, either. I believe in miracles, but the ones that are important to me don’t involve big, showy events. I like the everyday miracles: The food we eat becomes body cells, muscles, thoughts and even emotions. Our ...
Views: 1210(1 vote) - Dr. Romance: The Family of the Heart - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2017 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: No matter what you observe: Ramadan, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Solstice or Christmas, this is a celebratory time of year, and most of us are thinking of family, whether they’re near or far. My family is somehow both, since I lost all my aunts and uncles and my father before I was ...
Views: 1256(1 vote) - Dysfunction And Deception - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2010 from Tom WrightTom Wright I have heard many people say that they come from "dysfunctional" families. This is a label, a judgment that does not reflect the highest reality of what's really going on in any family. Dysfunctional implies that there is "some way" families should function, and that if they ...
Views: 2012(1 vote) - E Is For Elephant - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Sara DillingerDon’t think about that elephant in the room. Whatever you do, do not think about the elephant. Just ignore it. Maybe it will go away. Of course, when you are told NOT to think about something, that is about the only thing you can think of. Even though there is no actually elephant in ...
Views: 1846(1 vote) - Eight reasons why fear is good for you - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2013 from Akshay NanavatiThroughout your life people have probably told you not to be afraid of anything. Fear is associated with weakness. It is for cowards. You could find hundreds of self improvement blogs or self help gurus that tell you fear is a bad thing. That it stops people from living their passions, so you ...
Views: 1710(1 vote) - Emotional Intelligence vs. Mental Masturbation - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2016 from T. Renee RichardsonThe ability to be articulate about emotional intelligence does not translate into actual emotional intelligence. This time of year, the upsurge in mental masturbation masquerading as “consciousness,” prepared for and presented to the mainstream monkey mind mentality buying into the latest new ...
Views: 1386(1 vote) - Encouraging Positive Change - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2010 from Paige Arnof-FennChange is in the air. I see it everywhere and in every person I seem to be bumping into or meeting with these days. New school year, new chapter, new beginnings, perhaps. Or maybe we're turning into a culture of innovation and reinvention by design or necessity. As Charles Darwin said, "It is ...
Views: 2092(1 vote) - Enlightening Experiences - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Andres LaraThose ups and downs, trials and tribulations you are experiencing right now are supposed to enlighten you.... they are supposed to instill wisdom in you. Yet you won’t become wise merely by going through a lot, but rather by your willingness to be taught by those occurrences. You need to ...
Views: 1147(1 vote) - Establishing a Normal Relationship with Food - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Michelle MorandHow does one establish a normal relationship with food? Most of us have dieted and are aware of healthy choices that we should make in order to succeed. We just need help figuring out what stands in the way between us and actually carrying through with those choices. The key to success is ...
Views: 3198(2 votes) - Events & Stories - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Steve DahlWe have often heard they hurt my feelings or if that happened I would finally be happy. What someone did or what happened is just an event, it is our story about it our beliefs about it that create our feelings. Some clarity on the difference between events and stories. Events just are what ...
Views: 1545(1 vote) - Everything Has a Reason and a Season - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2011 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorTrees don’t try to keep their leaves when autumn arrives, nor do they resist new growth in the spring. But, that’s how we sometimes approach our lives. Life asks, insists really, that we engage a continuous shedding and new growth aspect. Maybe you’re trying to hang onto something it’s time ...
Views: 1503(1 vote) - Everything you believe....is wrong! - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2016 from Walt GoodridgeThis house of cards we refer to as our society's current belief system is crumbling. The cloak of deception upon which that belief system is based is unraveling. Everything you've been told, believe and accept to be true about many aspects of reality is being challenged and exposed as simply ...
Views: 1448(1 vote) - Fail Your Way to Success - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Doug GradyI learned more from failure than I learned from success I learned more no thank you, so much more than yes I learned to be willing to lead with my chin, And if I were willing to lose I could win -Barry Manilow It is hard for me to believe I am citing Barry Manilow for my blog, but I ...
Views: 1389(1 vote) - Fake It til You Make It: 3 Ways to Immediately Become in Sync with Your Dreams - by Submitted on May 29, 2017 from Implement BlogIf you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: fake it til you make it. Fairly similar to, “Dress for the job you want, not the one you already have." You are your own indicator of success. The beauty of life is that there is always more than one road to travel. And that road is ...
Views: 1018(1 vote) - Feed your mind and nourish your Future - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Andrew HortonOur capacity to learn from birth, until around eighteen is dramatic; this accelerated learning curve equips us to learn a staggering amount in a very short space of time. We learn language, culture, manners, social skills, history, science, and mathematics-everything that makes us human. For ...
Views: 1763(1 vote) - Feel More Sensually Empowered ~ Learn How to Sustain Your Mojo - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Allura JoyAs a sensually empowered woman, you are the keeper of your own mojo. It is that sense of self-confidence, self-esteem and sex appeal stemming from the core of your being and spiraling outward, enchanting every person around you. Sometimes we are in the flow, feeling good and looking our best. ...
Views: 2916(2 votes) - Feeling Overwhelmed? 4 Body/Mind Steps To Change Your Life (Step 3) - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2013 from Rita HickmanOut of all the goals and objectives, most people really just want to feel happy and fulfilled; to feel good. And the question most people have is…how do I do that? How do I know what will make me happy? How do I choose the right path? After all, you can have all the desire and energy in the ...
Views: 1150(1 vote) - Find Courage Yourself to Deal With Change and Choose Happiness - by Submitted on May 14, 2010 from Barnsley BrownHow Do I Change My Life? Are you happy? Please note that I'm not asking if you FEEL happy. I'm asking if you ARE happy. Happiness does not have to be a fleeting emotion that we feel when everything's coming up roses. Instead, it is something you can have, right now, no matter what's going on ...
Views: 1644(1 vote) - Finding Opportunity Between Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Teri GoetzThere's a moment when negative thoughts arise in your head, unbidden. In that moment, you need to decide how you are going to think about a given situation or person. You know what I'm talking about. It's that moment where you feel the urge to indulge in a negative thought or say a negative ...
Views: 1455(2 votes) - First Steps to Conquering Fear and Moving Forward - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2012 from Teri GoetzPhase I: Facing Judgment and Creating Awareness You've heard the phrase, "be here now." While it has become quite over-used and sadly, cliche'd, it does have enormous value. Be here now is more than just being present - which I've talked about before. Being present in this moment creates the ...
Views: 1080(1 vote) - Five Secrets Fulfilled People Use Everyday - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2016 from William SchiemannAre there real tricks to becoming fulfilled in life? You bet. My research and that of others suggests that there are key street-smart actions that those who are most fulfilled use every day in their professional and personal lives. I interviewed over 100 successful people---some who were ...
Views: 940(1 vote) - Five Ways to Cope Well with Cancer & Other Calamities - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2012 from Janbreathe@aol.com Janbreathe@aol.comI’ve been on a cancer journey for 3 years and I can honestly say that my life has been enriched by the experience. I’d like to share 5 ways I’ve learned to consciously cope well with cancer. These tips can apply to any kind of life challenge: 1. Face and feel your feelings fully. It’s only ...
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