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How to Let Go of the Need for Approval

By Ilene Strauss Cohen — 2018

When we urgently aim to please other people, we’re seeking approval of self from outside sources. And whenever we reach for something in the outside world to give us what we should be giving ourselves, we set ourselves up for disappointment.

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Family Love: What It Is, What It Looks Like, and How to Make It Happen

Family love is a special type of love that comes with its unique feelings, behaviors, challenges, and rewards.

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Mary Elizabeth Dean
2021
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Trust Issues: Why Is It So Hard for Some People to Trust?

It’s become more and more difficult to remain vulnerable, trusting, and open to life in this era of uncertainty, global upheaval, divorce, and disrupted family life.

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Joyce Catlett
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Loving-Kindness: Healing Your Inner Child

Peggy Rowe Ward and Larry Ward on how to give yourself the love and compassion you deserve. And send some of that love to the wounded child inside you. They need it.

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Peggy Rowe Ward and Larry Ward
2020
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How to Navigate Tricky Mother-Daughter Relationships

"Grown don't mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? What's that suppose to mean? In my heart, it don't mean a thing." — From Beloved, by Toni Morrison

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Susan Adcox
2020
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Relational Literacy 101

Think of some of the greatest joys in your life, and also some of your deepest sorrows and frustrations. Chances are, they all have to do with relationships. - Melanie Joy

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Melanie Joy
2020
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How Many Fathers Are Best?

After 40 years of visiting the Barí Indians in Venezuela, anthropologists have discovered a new twist on family values.

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Meredith F. Small and Abbas
2003
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Presents or Presence? How to Have the Best Holiday Season Ever

Maria Nemeth writes that making the holidays enjoyable has more to do with presence than presents.

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Maria Nemeth
2013
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10 Ways to Get and Give Emotional Support

Some tips to help you nourish each other's hearts.

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Barton Goldsmith Ph.D.
2011
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Everyday Diplomacy

Your idea of a great Sunday is to rise with the sun for a long run. Your partner, however, has other ideas. His notion of a proper Sunday involves sleeping late and enjoying a leisurely brunch over the Sunday paper.

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Joseph Hart
2007
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Managing vs. Resolving Conflict in Relationships: The Blueprints for Success

In The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Dr. John Gottman’s research proves that 69% of problems in a relationship are unsolvable. These may be things like personality traits your partner has that rub you the wrong way, or long-standing issues around spending and saving money.

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Marni Feuerman
2017
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