Annette was stuck. She felt like she’d been a pushover all her life in her family growing up and now it was the same with her new husband. In the past, when she’d tried to stand up for herself, she felt like she either came …
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The other day, I was in a book discussion group, talking about the well-researched book The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee when I got really triggered. I became very uncomfortable when every comment I seemed to make in the discussion was “wrong” according to …
Brett and Sally had been married for 20 years and lately they seemed to be going in different directions without knowing how to fix it. He was spending more time at work, with his buddies and taking care of his parents than he did with …
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Loving yourself more of the time can seem “selfish” or even impossible at times. One of the big questions we get from the people who read our blog articles, newsletters and interact with us on Facebook is how to love yourself more… Loving yourself is …
Monica silently ground her teeth as she once again tried to please everyone in her family and believe that inner voice that shamed her if she didn’t. Her thoughts ran something like this… “I should take dinner to my mom because she’s lonely.” “I should …
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Respect or lack of respect is one of the biggest relationship complaints. Here are 3 ways to have more of it in your life and relationships…
You’ve probably heard the quote and the book by the same name by Susan Jeffers… “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway” When you want to open up about your feelings but don’t feel like you can… It can be an insurmountable mountain to climb …
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Incompatibility interferes with most relationships at one time or another but what is it really? One of Susie’s coaching clients had a beautiful insight after one of our coaching sessions that nailed it in our opinion… “I’ve been thinking a lot yesterday about incompatibility as …
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Every time Suzanne thought about her sister, all the anger and resentment she’d felt over the years came to the surface. She’d been hurt over and over and could barely tolerate being in the same room with her. Suzanne knew that it wasn’t healthy for …
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If you want a life and relationship fresh start… One of the most important questions you can ask yourself that will determine your personal happiness in 2023 and beyond is your answer to the question… How would you would like your life and relationships to …
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