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CONTROLLING VS. MANAGING BEHAVIOR
By
Bill Cottringer
“One of the biggest sources of frustration comes from trying to control the uncontrollables; on the other hand, great satisfaction comes from gradually learning to manage the controllables better.” ~The author.
Control: To exercise ... Views: 2050
The Magic Of Making Up burst onto the scene in 2007 and to date, it has helped more than 6000 spurned lovers get back on track with their relationships or coping with a break up.
If you are currently on the wrong end of a dumping avoid panicking. In fact, not only that but avoid the feeling of ... Views: 1137
When you are slowly coping with a break up, it is normal that you will be expressing the negative feelings inside you.You may want it expressed on a paper writing anything and everything about your feelings. You may even want to put it into writing through blogs. You can even punch your pillows ... Views: 1247
Dealing with a bad breakup can be one of the worst things you’ll experience in your life. However, there are things you can do to deal with a break up. The following tips will help speed up your recovery time and put you back in control of your life:
Coping With Break Up Tip #1 The first ... Views: 849
Coping With A Loveless Marriage: How To Survive In A Loveless Marriage And Improve Your Marriage
Why did you marry the man you are with now? What made you believe that marrying him will make you the happiest woman in the world? Have you ever thought that one day the life you dreamt with him ... Views: 1201
As we are faced with retriggered trauma, loss, uncertainty, stress and restraints, now is the time to access our best parts not only to weather this storm well but to be ready for what’s next…
When we allow ourselves to numb out and shutdown, to sink into a hole, to spiral out of control or ... Views: 699
Dear Dr. Lisa,
This problem has just started major today. (F.Y.I) I am 13 years old and i have had this very deep crush on a girl at school. I have liked her since last year and have finally brought up the courage to call her. Everything was goin well until she told me some disturbing news, ... Views: 2324
A Typology of Stalkers
Stalkers are not made of one cloth. Some of them are psychopaths, others are schizoids, narcissists, paranoids, or an admixture of these mental health disorders. Stalkers harass their victims because they are lonely, or because it is fun (these are latent sadists), or ... Views: 1130
Recently, a beautiful woman, begged me to save her marriage. She is not alone in seeking help for this situation. Half of all marriages end in divorce. The following coping strategies may be helpful to you or an acquaintance experiencing similar circumstances.
Unfortunately, no one can save a ... Views: 4639
It can be tough to deal with depression after any break up. The difficult part is knowing that you are not both together any more and she has broken your heart. There are certain steps you need to go through in order to learn how to deal with depression after breaking up. It's going to take some ... Views: 1368
Loneliness is one of the deepest sorrows – at its peak it feels like a quiet desperation, a yearning to melt completely with another, a slow suffocation that we can’t escape no matter what. And it was shocking to see how common it is. The media has begun to describe the spread of ... Views: 1164
The current state of economy these days can dampen anyone's spirit as well as take a toll on many relationships. Financial problems can create tension and stress between formerly happy couples. In the U.S, economic situation has contributed to many divorces and relationship problems. Even the ... Views: 837
It happens a lot in relationships. You reach a point where you don't know how to solve problems to everyone's satisfaction and your discussions seem to make things worse. Situations like this can be helped immensely by going for couples counseling.
There are many different types of counselors ... Views: 1118
DON’T LET THE ECONOMY MAKE YOUR RELATIONSHIP “SUB-PRIME”
Rhonda Audia – the “Guru for Two”
Your dream house has become a nightmare. Because of great interest rates and an adjustable mortgage, you were able to get everything you’ve always wanted in a ... Views: 1934
"Nicola, my husband is chronically complaining and forever in a bad mood. He manages to find something wrong with everything and is constantly feeling hard done by and down. I don’t know how to help him or live with him at times! I don’t want him to ruin the holidays for me and the children ... Views: 1465
You are the CEOs shaping your life together. Are you making it what you want? Do you know what that is? Open your minds and your hearts to craft and form what's best for you. How can you have a good relationship unless the communication is open? Be 'real' with each other! Someone has to go ... Views: 749
Nowadays in most cultures people have all the freedom to seek, pre-test, improvise and ask for fulfillment in their relationships. Continuous social transformations enabled us to choose between staying in unhappy relationships and staying single, still we are missing a system of skills how to ... Views: 1879
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 wants and needs. If you ... Views: 1450
One of the questions I am most frequently asked is what couples counseling can do to restore a relationship. I can think of a thousand ways marriage counseling can be of use, but then I'm a bit biased and that would make for a mighty long article. So instead here are the top 7 ways couples ... Views: 1301
What are your spouse's most annoying habits? Is it the way they talk, eat, sit, clean up or snore when they sleep? Do they perhaps hum an annoying tune or crack their knuckles? And when was the last time they did something that irritated you? Last week? Yesterday? An hour ago?
One of the most ... Views: 1799
At times people wonder how a stranger – i.e. a psychotherapist or a counselor – can help them with their problems as they feel they are so different from other struggling couples.
“How do they – i. e. marriage counselors and couple psychotherapists - know why we are at this point in our ... Views: 1513
While couples argue, they fight against their love. They relate with one another as adversaries, turning passionate loving into passionate loathing. And yet, while it involves sorrow and pain, even the most heated shouting matches can serve as a healthy and necessary catharsis for the ... Views: 1179
Every person wants happy and progressive journey of life but it is not always possible because happiness or sadness those are part of life like two faces of coin. Many times you work hard and give 100% effort for better result but results are not fulfill his/her expectations and you are not able ... Views: 890
Harmonious relationships are the result of inner work, love and deep respect for ourselves and the other.
Below are some simple basic guidelines for that process
1. Take full responsibility for our reality. We are the sole creators of our thoughts and feelings. No one can create our happiness, ... Views: 1702
Want a healthy relationship but don’t have a role model? When is the last time your partner turned off the TV and took you to bed? Heat up your bedroom and get ready for love and romance.
Like everyone you probably started your relationship with lots of passion and heated sex, but now ... Views: 1733
We present you with a brief outline of some basic points necessary to tend to in order to create a harmonious and loving relationship.
INNER PREPARATION
Internal preparation is prerequisite for developing the maturity necessary to succeed in creating a conscious loving union with our love ... Views: 2209
With the advent of social media, the intrusion of the Internet and media outlets, it is rapidly becoming almost impossible to create and maintain quality relationships – especially face-to-face relationships. Are you putting up with others constantly on their cell phones, texting, being ... Views: 2125
A lot of people have difficulties having trust in their relationship, and in general… Mistrust in our relationship is not just about wondering, or obsessing about, if our partner is cheating. But not trusting our partner usually has the flavor of not trusting we can count on them. That they have ... Views: 736
A lot of people have difficulties having trust in their relationship, and in general… Mistrust in our relationship is not just about wondering, or obsessing about, if our partner is cheating. But not trusting our partner usually has the flavor of not trusting we can count on them. That they have ... Views: 665
As we wrap up January, things start to perk up. We start getting more traction and picking up momentum for the year. If you have been cranking all along, the more power to you! You might want to moderate your pace, so your investment is sustainable. Regardless of what camp you are in, how are ... Views: 776
We’ve been on a little Journey together these past few issues. We’ve been diving into aspects of the 5 Elements in our Successful Couple Strategy™:
Boundaries (Element1: Context & Mindset – Empower Yourself)
Communication (Element2: Communication & Alignment – Improve ... Views: 752
Who we are seems to be the most important issue in our life. Our personality is how the world knows us. It was created from the habits we learned beginning as a very young child. We developed those habits by the way people related to us, especially the significant people in our family. Also, the ... Views: 2091
Have you ever heard the old saying that “Relationships take work?” How does that make you feel when you hear that? Tired? A little frustrated? Do your eyeballs roll back in your head when you think of “working” on your relationship after a long day at the office, or running errands all day, ... Views: 4812
CREATING A NEW VISION for 2018
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season.
Many people use the new year to do an evaluation by taking a deeper look at their lives and reflecting on their past and the choices they have made. Often, we set big intentions for the new year to ... Views: 1157
Support
Roses have trellises to support them. Buildings have scaffolding, then infrastructure. Even bicycles have training wheels. What kind of support do you have?
Somehow, many people hold a rugged, independent notion that they can make it on their own. Citizens of the United States love ... Views: 1551
What I’ve seen as a professional coach is that much of our personal power (‘claiming our life as our own’) relies on setting clear boundaries – listening to our own values, asking for help, and knowing what we want and don’t want. There’s an art to setting boundaries that do not become barriers ... Views: 1503
Many years ago, an Edwin Markham poem inspired me, and I’ve tried to live by it
Outwitted
by Edwin Markham
He drew a circle that shut me out
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But Love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a ... Views: 1284
In relationship, the energy that passes between you and another person relies on the harmony and balance within you. This directly affects the level of energy and reserve you have for experiencing connection, motivation and shared values while taking care of your own life energy. Any ... Views: 1042
Are you one of those people who just can't say "No"? If you are, know that this way of being is simply not good for you and the people around you. You might be asking yourself how can being nice all the time be bad for me and others. Here's how it's bad for you: When you always say "Yes" to ... Views: 1062
Recently, as we were eating in an Italian restaurant, the music being played transported me back to holidays with my Italian/American family. Traditional, sentimental Italian songs were such a large part of our gatherings for the holidays. After a huge, slow, multi-course dinner, Uncle Tommy ... Views: 1449
Recently, as we were eating in an Italian restaurant, the music being played transported me back to holidays with my Italian/American family. Traditional, sentimental Italian songs were such a large part of our gatherings for the holidays. After a huge, slow, multi-course dinner, Uncle Tommy ... Views: 1284
There is a common belief that we should wait to tell our embarrassing, personal, or need-to-know information later on in the relationship, and this belief is true! But if you share some smaller personal information early in a relationship then you are creating more of an intimate relationship ... Views: 816
How many times have you been talking away, wrapped up in a conversation, sharing something important, meaningful or revealing about yourself only to realize that the person you are talking with has drifted away and is obviously somewhere else? And, if you tell the truth, haven’t you done ... Views: 839
Many people are able to get into relationships. And many are able to attract partners who are suitable for them, physically and mentally. But for many people, their relationships do not last much more than 3 months! This is a shocking truth of the dating world. Why does this happen? Why ... Views: 940
I was inspired to write on creating peace in relationships because of a client that recently came to me. She has been suffering for a long time due to an unrequited friendship and as much as she tried, she was harbouring feelings of anger, hatred and sadness within herself, and it was affecting ... Views: 1738
When you think of passion and intimacy, an image of love-making whenever and wherever the mood strikes you and your partner might come to mind. Perhaps you and your love experience this often. Or maybe you used to have spontaneous red hot moments before you settled into a life together ... Views: 1406
Couple Getaway Weekend
"Our relationship is so much better because of the time we spent with you Bill and Linda. We are experiencing new and different ways to make our love grow. It has made such a difference. This makes our bond even more precious."
- - Lance and Annabelle Wallnau
Want to ... Views: 962
What makes couples counseling successful? In my experience couple's who are willing to take risks, try new behaviors and invest time and energy increase their changes for success. Learning how to communicate and problem resolve provide the foundation but time and energy are essential for lasting ... Views: 1371
The reason a man needs space in a relationship is because it helps him to stay emotionally connected to the woman he loves. This is known as emotional attraction.
No matter what your situation is – if your man is pulling away, man-caving or leaning in hard trying to get his way with you, ... Views: 599
Love, commitment and relationships seem to be in disfavor these days. I’m seeing a lot of articles and TV shows saying love doesn’t last, so why bother. But, I believe that all of us want to be loved, and I know from experience that a relationship can work, and that a great partnership is a joy ... Views: 2197