relationships
Twenty-Five Tips for Building a ‘Marriage of Honor’
By Carol Ann Worthing, PhD ‘Did You Know’ building a lasting ‘marriage of honor’ takes more than modeling from others and book knowledge? A ‘marriage of honor’ does not happen by chance. It takes a heartfelt desire to build a foundation for marriage that addresses a broad spectrum of the dynamic facets of relating in […]
Your Thinking can Sabotage your Behaviors, Relationships and Success
‘Did You Know’ your thinking can sabotage your behaviors, relationships, success, and the outcome of your life? Most people base their decisions on their feelings and/or their thoughts. When their feelings and thoughts are distorted, they cope and reason with life based on irrational thinking, such as the following: Black or white thinking; extremes in […]
Relationship Coaching and Counseling
‘Did You Know’ Relationship Coaching and Counseling can help you redefine your relationships and identify the specifics of what you want in your friendships? Relationships are a primary source of our happiness or our disappointments and frustrations. A healthy positive friendship brings us joy; is accepting of who we are; encourages us to be accountable […]
Fidelity in a Relationship
‘Did You Know’ that there is behavior that may direct an individual away from fidelity in a relationship? Behaviors that may lead one away from their spouse (or significant other) and towards another person include the following… Sharing private matters with friends before discussing them with your spouse. Spending inordinate amounts of time with one […]
Effective Communication in Relationships
‘Did You Know’ that effective communication is a major key to relationship harmony and satisfaction? Effective Communication in Relationships According to Author H. Norman Wright (2000) in Communication: Key to Your Marriage, three things are commonly taking place in marriages: “there is a decline in understanding between marriage partners; there is a loss of the […]
Ten Traits of Healthy Significant Relationships
Did you know there are ten traits of healthy significant relationships? Strong relationships have these common characteristics which help them stand the test of time… 1. Commitment, dedication 2. Friendship 3. Emotional and mental health 4. Healthy, supportive friends 5. Effective conflict resolution and decision making 6. Serving each other with respect and admiration […]
Stress Hormone Receptors Less Adaptive in Female Brain
Dr. Rita Valentino describes a discovery in rat brains that may explain why women are more prone than men to mood and anxiety disorders. Announcer: NIMH Radio from Bethesda. Dr. Rita Valentino: The incidents of depression, anxiety and many disorders- psychiatric disorders that in which stress has been implicated, are more prevalent in females than […]