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		<title>How to Invest and Grow Your Relationship Bank Accounts by Tristan Loo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people, than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. -Dale Carnegie Each one of the many relationships that you have in your life, whether it be family, personal, or professional in nature, are each [...]


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		<title>What is an Energy Vampire? by Judith Orloff, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Relationships are always an energy exchange. To stay feeling our best, we must ask ourselves: Who gives us energy? Who saps it? It’s important to be surrounded by supportive, heart-centered people who make us feel safe and secure. It’s equally important to pinpoint the energy vampires, who, whether they intend to or not, leech our [...]


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		<title>How to Give your Brain a Fighting Chance in an Argument by Marsha Lucas, PhD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From your nervous system’s point of view, there are a fairly limited number of ways to respond to an argument.  You can find yourself in one of the knee-jerk reactions such as fight, flight, or freeze. You can roar and bite, you can run like hell, you can freeze like a deer in the headlights…Or, [...]


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		<title>Release the Flow of Oxytocin for Emotional and Relationship Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pssst&#8230;have you heard of oxytocin?  If you&#8217;re committed to improving your emotional and relationship health, it&#8217;s something you might want to learn a bit more about.  In the article, Love Potion #1?: Human Hormone Increases Positive Communication Between Couples (ScienceDaily.com), the question was raised as to whether oxytocin might assist couples in discussing difficult topics by reducing [...]


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		<title>Listening So Your Partner Will Feel Heard by James W. Walkup, D.Min, LMFT</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know something is missing. Granted you know that you love each other, but you know you relationship is missing something. Somehow you just don’t relax together in the same way. You’ve both noticed it, but when you do sit down together, you find that things slip too easily into conflicting opinions about almost anything. [...]


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		<title>3 Quick Ways to Spice up your Sex Life by Mou Wilson, MFT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intimacy &#8211; physical and emotional &#8211; is essential for any long-term intimate relationship to succeed. Our intimacy needs vary from each other, and thus do our relationships. The quality of your intimacy can determine the quality of your relationship. When our relationships flourish so do our lives. I hear too many complaints from couples who [...]


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		<title>10 Tips for a Good Relationship by Dawn J. Lipthrott, LCSW</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Every morning make a conscious commitment to eliminate blame, criticism, and invalidation from your side of the relationship. If it leaks out, acknowledge it, and apologize to your partner. 2. Pay attention to and express appreciation for positive things your partner says or does–no matter how small! 3. Ask your partner to write down [...]


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		<title>6 Tips for Talking About Money Effectively by James W. Walkup, D.Min., LMFT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Discuss money only when you are both rested and focused enough to stay out of the usual quagmires of attacking and blaming. Don’t begin a discussion after you both are exhausted from the stress of the day. 2. Agree to take a break when things get tense. Five minute reciprocal backrubs or times to [...]


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		<title>Commitment &#8211; The Essential Ingredient in Your Relationship by Richard Nicasto, Ph.D.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has run a marathon knows about commitment. To compete, the athlete relies on extensive training and physical fitness. But when the initial enthusiasm wanes and the painful, long-distance realities grip the runner’s body, it is sheer dedication–commitment to completing what she started–that sustains the runner’s motivation as she reaches for the finish line. [...]


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		<title>Steps to Forgiveness by Allison Mupas, LMFT</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Forgiveness involves letting go and surrender of judgment and condemnation. With compassion, we can help others become aware of their divine nature and become lovers instead of haters. Most of all, we must not forget to forgive ourselves. We can give up the victim mentality and become victors instead. If we look through our spiritual [...]


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