The history of weddings celebrated during the month of June goes all the way back to early Roman times, well over two thousand years ago! The Romans celebrated a festival in honor of the deity Juno, wife of Jupiter and goddess of marriage and childbirth, on June first. June also followed May, the month of [...]
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Ladies, when you were a kid, did you envision yourself walking down the isle with the man of your dreams, wearing a long white dress and surrounded by family and friends and a lot of flowers? Did you, as a teenager, dream about your wedding day as the most important day of your life? Do [...]
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Posted in communication, love relationship on Feb 13th, 2011
Is there an ideal mate for each of us? Is it just a matter of going on a journey to find him or her? Or is it our attitude and our openness to emotions that determine whether a person can become an ideal mate for us?
Some people believe each of us has a soul-mate somewhere [...]
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Most of us enjoy being with others rather than being alone, as being with someone we like is an enjoyable experience. We like to share our reactions to situations and events that amaze us, like going to the Grand Canyon, for instance. As we stare and are awestruck by its beauty and majesty, we like [...]
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Posted in brain and mind on Jan 4th, 2011
This is the time of the year when most of us think about New Year resolutions and plan to make drastic changes in the way we eat, drink, and in general live our lives, all with the intent of being better and healthier.
There are some reasons why this process is so appealing to most of [...]
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Posted in communication, stress management on Dec 21st, 2010
Particularly at this time of the year, when emphasis is on being together and enjoying each other’s company, we are reminded of those who are no longer with us. This is when we feel their absence more deeply and intensely and miss having them close. This does not apply only to the people close to [...]
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Posted in communication, stress management on Dec 17th, 2010
There are times – and holidays rank high among these – where we build up incredibly lofty expectations, often setting ourselves up for disappointment.
We want our children to have golden memories of the holidays that they will cherish for the rest of their lives. We want family members who don’t get along with one another [...]
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“I am not in love with my partner any more, and I don’t know what to do to get it back. Is it possible?
I hear this question quite often in my work as a psychotherapist and couple counselor. Couples are upset, confused, sad and disappointed that those loving feelings for each other [...]
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Posted in brain and mind, communication on Nov 26th, 2010
We all compete in sports, jobs, school, and any other area of our lives. There are competitions, however, that touch us at a deep gut level. These are competitions with a known rival – an opponent against whom one competes over and over again. In these cases, a set of psychological [...]
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Most of us enjoy being with others rather than being alone, as being with someone we like is an enjoyable experience. We like to share our reactions to situations and events that amaze us, like going to the Grand Canyon, for instance. As we stare and are awestruck by its beauty and majesty, we like [...]
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