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Marriages face many challenges, and when they fall into crisis, the effects ripple out far beyond the couple. One of the most affected...

Meet Sarah and Mark Sarah and Mark have been married for ten years. Mark struggles with anger management issues, often losing his temper...

Transform Stress into Joy: A Simple Guide When stress hits, our natural response is often counterproductive. Instead of letting...

So what is it that makes a person powerful? Affluence? Intelligence? Chiseled physique? We sure would love to possess any or all of the...

Look Uder the Lid Edna had reached her limit. She had done everything she could think of to help Charles overcome his drinking problem....

Jackie was joyless. Nothing she did, nothing others said, nothing in life was making her happy. She tried to fill her day with shopping,...

Standing Secured JP Getty believed a lie; a lie that had a profound effect on his life. He believed that in order to have a lasting,...

Sandy and Terry, two college roommates, couldn't be more different in their upbringing and outlook on life. Sandy, hailing from a family...

It was love-at-first-sight! When Jane and Bill first met to at a mutual friend's birthday celebration they knew they were meant to be...

The atmosphere in the home has always been calm, cool, and quiet. It seemed as though Jason and Heather rarely had words. Jason would...

Let's face it. Your initial thoughts, feelings, and emotional reactions are not always right. They are often nano-second responses to...

Nick and Sally loved Central Park in Manhattan. It was the place where they used to stroll hand in hand and take romantic horse carriage...

When my wife and I stumbled upon a movie that is right up our alley: mature couple seeks counseling for marital issues. We were intrigued...

Shame has a job description: hide all that I am and need because ‘I am wrong’. It often begins in childhood. The child experiences a...

When we think about anger it is often followed by the desire to find ways not to satisfy this emotion. However, it's an entity of our...

Just a fence with a gate, guarding your property. That is a physical boundary. What about boundaries in relationships? What does that...

At that moment, Kevin stopped dead in his tracks. A deep conviction to change came over him. He tried to deny it, talk himself out of...

The complicated, never ending trigonometry problem was strewn across the blackboard. Jeff couldn’t figure it out. It had so many...

You just don’t want to go there. It’s scary. It’s puzzling. It’s something you have spent much time and energy “forgetting” so why go...

Jonathan and Lisa are having frequent arguments. Jonathan accuses Lisa of being cold towards him. At the same time, Lisa retorts that she...