Toxic Family Communication — You Can Change It!

~ By Dave Kanegis ~ Everyone has experienced moments of feeling smothered or frustrated by the interference and advice of a loving and concerned family member. Expressing feelings and opinions in an open and non intrusive way is a part of family life. It happens and always will. However, often out of a sense of worry,…

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The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love

Love is in the air! To celebrate and help enhance your love relationship, we’re talking with author and couple’s therapist Linda Carroll. Click here to join us for our conversation on Power Up Living and learn all about Love Cycles. To stimulate your appetite for lasting love, here’s an article from Linda about the five…

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Why I wrote… The WingMaker!

By Lynette Louise I write stories when I want to share important lessons. I teach when I want people to know what they know. I tell stories when I want them to AHA! Stories gift you with the opportunity to make sense of your life from within the very fabric of your being. Stories show…

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Fatherhood Is Alive and Well by Hogan Hilling

What do you think of the image of fatherhood portrayed in the media versus the reality you have experienced or witnessed? Is it about time we redefine fatherhood? Hogan Hilling, our next Power Up Living show guest, believes so.  Enjoy this post from Hogan and stories of Dadly fatherhood pioneers. Check out more of what Hogan discovered on…

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What’s Your Relationship with Your Career?

I asked Brenda to take a look at her relationship with her work/career. Thank you Brenda, for writing this for us and helping us look at our own work/family/friends/fun relationships. ~ Dr. Saskia Coté, Relationship Editor By Brenda Pearce, RN Just this past month, I celebrated 32 years since my pinning ceremony as a RN. …

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Bring the Fun Back in Your Relationship

By Dr. Saskia Coté, Relationship Editor Do you ever wonder “where did the fun go?” or think,“We used to laugh together all the time, what happened?” Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just get up and bring the fun back? Well guess what, we can! Here are couple simple things you can do for…

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Friendships and Dating

This article was written just for us by Rachel A. Dack, MS, LCPC, NCC. Thank you Rachel! A good read for anyone juggling friendships and a romantic relationship, as well as family, children and all of our relationships. Pay attention to the 5 tips she gives us; which one can you put to use for…

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How Did Your Sh#t Hop the Fence?

I was reading this blog post by Dr. Trish about fences and boundaries. I love her writing style, but also agree with her on the 80/20 rule. See for yourself, could you apply this rule to other areas of your life? Rather than going into accusation, Dr. Trish used her own advice and went into…

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Mother Daughter Relationship

I love this blog entry by David Kanegis. His ideas are refreshing, and he gives you clear steps you can take to improve your relationship. Even though his article is about a mother/daughter relationship, it is applicable to any relationship you choose. Even at work, with your boss or an in law. Let us know…

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