One of the ways to make sure low self esteem doesn’t hijack your relationship is to know that self esteem is made up and we’re the ones who make it up! Our self-esteem seems to be torn down by critical self-talk or even how we …
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I’d been raised by parents who lived through the Great Depression and although I never felt deprived, we were taught thrift and saving for the future. Frugality was part of my DNA, even during the 30 years I was married to my previous husband who …
Several years ago, my sister, two cousins and I took the train from Richmond, Virginia to New York City for our yearly “cousin adventure.” We had purchased tickets ahead of time for the Carole King show, “Beautiful,” a 911 walking tour, our hotel and of …
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“I’m absolutely sick of it,” Jenny said. “I give and I give and I give and I never get anything in return! Why do people always seem to take advantage of me just because I’m a nice person and I really care about other people?” …
Here’s a quick story about something that happened this week that has nothing to do with relationships but has EVERYTHING to do with solving relationship and other problems. Our new book, BIG FAT LOVE: The Book of Possibilities comes out in 9 days and I …
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Janet had had it with her mother! Theirs had always been a troubled relationship and since her mom’s health had deteriorated, it had gotten worse. Being an only child, Janet had now become her mother’s chauffeur to all doctor appointments, as well as taking her …
If you’re into changing your partner but are hitting a brick wall, here are the A, B, C’s of how change happens from Susie and Otto Collins…
The other day, a friend of ours asked us about all the worst case relationship scenarios they were hearing. They wondered if people were still getting married because divorce rates are so high–(One source cites divorce is 50% for first marriages, 67% for second, and …
As I sit on the couch with my husband Otto cheering the Cincinnati Reds professional baseball team onto a narrow victory, I can see my father erupting into a huge belly laugh wherever he is in the ethers. Me watching and liking baseball was way …
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Whether you consider yourself to be a “rule breaker” or not, sometimes you’ve just got to break relationship rules. The fact is that we all live by a set of rules. We may not call them that or even be aware of what these rules …
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