7,912 articles on "self_improvement"

How Can I Get My Partner To Change?

How Can I Get My Partner To Change? by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. How much energy do you spend trying to get what you want from your partner? Think about it for a moment - how much of your thinking time is spent on what to say to your partner to get ...

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Control, Helplessness, and Love

Control, Helplessness, and Love by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. During my 35 years of counseling individuals, couples, families and business partners, I have discovered that an important purpose of our controlling behavior in our relationships is to av...

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Hiking in the Forest Knowing When to Slow Down

Hiking in the Forest Knowing When to Slow Down by: Theresa Gabriel One morning in mid summer, I headed out for some time to myself on the trails of Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue, Nebraska. As usual, I stopped in at the Visitor Center to pay the ...

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What About Drugs for Anxiety and Depression?

What About Drugs for Anxiety and Depression? by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. As a counselor, I am often asked, “Can drugs be helpful for anxiety and depression?” The answer I give is “Yes” and “No.” Yes, drugs may be useful for short-term h...

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Tripping On Mindfulness

Tripping On Mindfulness by: Maya Talisman Frost One of the ironies of mindfulness is that it's still possible to be forgetful, klutzy, or even distracted while doing our best to pay attention. Why? We are choosing where to focus and so ther...

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Fear the Future? Don't.

Fear the Future? Don't. by: Miami Phillips In one sense there are three parts of our lives. Past, present and future. How each of these is viewed has huge consequences. The past:If one looks back at the past for anything other than experie...

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Quick! Throw Me A Line!

Quick! Throw Me A Line! by: Skye Thomas I was reminiscing with a friend recently about his ‘dark night of the soul’ that he’d just experienced. During his pain, he turned his back on God. Raised in a traditional Catholic family he found hi...

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Learning From Life

Learning From Life by: Charlie Badenhop Do you ever find yourself thinking, "Life has taught me some tough lessons, and the scars do not heal easily."? This article can help you learn valuable lessons from the past, instead of allowing the past ...

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The New Age Mathematician...Changing the World One Step At A Time

The New Age Mathematician...Changing the World One Step At A Time by: Christy HollisJerald Bothell began his studies at Syracuse University. He received his B.S. from there in 1990 and moved to the University of California at Berkeley to underta...

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Reality Check

ity Check by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of September 16, 2002 Two years ago I made the greatest mistake of my life. I started dating a coworker. She is this beautiful young girl that totally captivated my world when I...

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