Have You Got the Time?

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Have You Got the Time?

Now that things are opening up and going “back to normal”, the rhythm of our lives is changing again. This gives us a chance to re-evaluate how we want to spend our time. Doing a time audit can help you figure out how to spend your time in a way that expresses your own personal values.

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Are You Anxious About Getting Back to “Normal”

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Are You Anxious About Getting Back to “Normal”

Hip hip hooray! We can begin to go back to normal life again! Except… now that the long-awaited moment is nigh, people are apprehensive about returning to some of the activities they engaged in pre-covid. How can this be true? After over a year of severely restricting our interactions with others, why are so many people worried about what the future holds?

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Why Won't They Commit to Being in a Relationship?

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Why Won't They Commit to Being in a Relationship?

Lately I have been hearing a lot about “relationships that aren’t relationships”. In other words, you spend all your time together, and are physically and emotionally intimate, but the other person says “We are not in a relationship!”

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Home for the Holidays - 3 Stress-Management Tips to Make Your Holidays More Merry!

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Home for the Holidays - 3 Stress-Management Tips to Make Your Holidays More Merry!

Going home for the holidays this year is more complicated than ever. Here are 3 things you can do to find some new positives about your family visits.

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3 Ways to Be Resilient in the Middle of a Global Pandemic

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3 Ways to Be Resilient in the Middle of a Global Pandemic

Sometimes wisdom comes from the most unexpected places. Here I talk about how what Blair Braverman learned from driving sled dogs in the frozen Alaskan wilderness can teach us to be more resilient right here in California!

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Why We Feel Depressed and Confused This Holiday Season

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Why We Feel Depressed and Confused This Holiday Season

Every year the holidays bring us a complicated soup of emotions—joy, but also trepidation. Happiness, but also stress. We look forward to it, and we dread it.

This year it’s worse.

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Looking Back at 2020: 8 Things I Learned About Life During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Looking Back at 2020: 8 Things I Learned About Life During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Now, as we are all thinking about the promise of a new year, it’s a great time to think about what we have learned during this year of global pandemic, and what changes we would like to take with us into the “new normal”.

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How to Survive the Holidays During COVID - Part 1

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How to Survive the Holidays During COVID - Part 1

The Holidays are even more stressful and complicated than usual this year thanks to covid-19. Here are three things you can do to maximize the good parts and minimize the challenges of this holiday season so you can actually enjoy yourself with your family this year!

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Do You Have Relationship ADHD?

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Do you and your partner argue over how much time one of you spends on the phone or computer? Here are two changes you can make to improve your time together and still get the downtime you need.

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5 Ways to Combat Social Distancing Depression

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5 Ways to Combat Social Distancing Depression

As the shelter-in-place program continues, many people are experiencing frustration, anger, depression and anxiety. Here are five ways to combat social distancing depression, reconnect with hope, and find peace during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How to Survive Working from Home

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How to Survive Working from Home

The problem with working from home is that while it may protect our physical health, it can take a real toll on our mental health. Isolation can lead to loneliness and depression, and can trigger addictions and eating disorders. Isolation with a partner can strain relationships much more than you might realize before you are actually caught in this situation.

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How To Enjoy Valentine's Day, Whether or Not You Have a Valentine!

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How To Enjoy Valentine's Day, Whether or Not You Have a Valentine!

Whether you’re in a relationship or not, Valentine’s Day is more for Hallmark, and restaurants, and florists, than it is for you! Even people who are in a happy relationship are often disappointed on Valentine’s Day! If you are single, Valentine’s Day can be a depressing reminder that you haven’t yet met The One. Here’s something you should know:

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Here's How To Have a Great Valentine's Day!

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Here's How To Have a Great Valentine's Day!

Do You Have the Valentine's Day Blues?

Valentine's Day often makes men in couples nervous and single women sad. Teenage girls have high expectations which are rarely met. Many people end up feeling let down one way or another.

So what can we do on Valentine’s Day to honor the spirit of the day and ignore the media blitz? Read on...

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“Whelming”— First in a Series on Online Dating Tips and Faux Pas

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“Whelming”— First in a Series on Online Dating Tips and Faux Pas

Should you unmatch anyone who “whelms” you? Does it definitely mean they are a jerk, or is there another way to look at this irritating behavior? Could your true match be lurking behind those annoying texts?

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3 Important Things to Talk About Before You Move In Together

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3 Important Things to Talk About Before You Move In Together

Moving in together is often much harder than you think it’s going to be! Read on for some practical ideas about ways to prepare yourselves and avoid the resentments and arguments that commonly arise in couples who are newly living together.

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What's Your Love Language!

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What's Your Love Language!

Did You Read The Five Love Languages?

Did you tell your partner all about it, so they would know how to show you they love you?

Then You Got It Wrong!!

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Dating When You Live With Your Parents

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Dating When You Live With Your Parents

Trying to have a normal dating life when you live at home with your parents can be frustrating and complicated. Read on for ways to communicate with your parents and manage the awkwardness so that you can have the social life you want and deserve to have as the adult you now are.

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