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9 Ways To Cope With A Breakup

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Breaking up with someone can be a difficult and emotional experience, but there are steps you can take to heal and move forward.

How To Cope With Divorce During The Holidays

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Going through a divorce can be a difficult process, especially during the festive season. Although it may be a challenge, it is possible to experience happiness still while managing the tension and intense feelings that come with it. The solution is to ensure that you and those close to you prioritize your values, needs, and overall wellbeing.

How to Separate Helpful from Unhelpful Advice

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It may be hard to avoid people who give advice. Often, their opinions aren’t helpful. Some guidance might be genuine wisdom, though, and it’s worth separating helpful from unhelpful advice.

Dating Someone Who Lacks Emotional Intelligence

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The emotionally intelligent feel deeply, but they understand why, they know what is going on (and thus, of course, they can change). That, perhaps, is the best way to define a high E.Q.: deep and powerful emotions that the individual recognizes and understands.

Why People Fall Out of Love

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This blog covers several of the most common reasons people fall out of love. It is divided by four subheadings, each dealing with one of those reasons: resistance to change, threats from outside the relationship, boredom and disgust, and unrealistic expectations.

Cheated On: Compassion Over Vengeance

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Recovering from an affair is a messy business. I struggle to help each relationship no matter the circumstances. For the cheated on, rebuilding the ability to trust. For those who cheated, rebuilding their trustworthiness. These things take an exorbitant amount of courage, patience, and time well-spent to accomplish.

Defining Motherhood

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Most of us mothers, no matter the circumstance, feel inadequate at times. Unprepared and unappreciated. Too busy and not doing enough. Overbearing and overindulging.