Signs of a Codependent Relationship Do you have difficulty developing or sustaining healthy and satisfying relationships? Do you become obsessed with fixing and rescuing needy people? Do you find yourself in relationships where you do all of the giving and the other person does all of the taking? Are you trying to control someone? Is someone trying to control you?
Tips For Single Parents No one faces daily demands greater than a single parent. Excessive demand is a continuing reality and constant problem for single parents. Burnout, or worse, incapacitating breakdown, are very real dangers for single parents who deplete their energy reserves day after day. Part of the solution is giving up the notion of “having to go it
Recognize a Teen In Trouble Every teenager goes through ups and downs during their adolescent years, but certain behaviors may indicate your teen is in trouble and in need of your help. The warning signs below can help you differentiate between what is normal teen behavior, and what may indicate drug/alcohol abuse, depression or other problems: Warning Signs A change
How to Help a Victim of Domestic Abuse Watching a family member, friend or colleague going through an abusive relationship is difficult and frustrating. The National Domestic Violence Hotline advises the following for effectively helping a family member or friend who is being abused: Don’t be afraid to let him or her know that you are concerned for their safety.
Anger Management Like sadness, anger does not decrease when you give in. According to the APA, research on anger concludes that choosing aggressive activity to vent anger actually increases a person’s hostility. Self-help anger management tips Unhealthy responses to anger can ruin your personal relationships, undermine your work-life and job effectiveness, and damage your physical and emotional health. If you
Steps to Make Your Ideas Heard Have you ever felt like an outsider, cut out of the loop on an important decision, or thwarted in your attempts to improve a situation that definitely needed to be improved? Even if your good ideas were exactly what a particular group could benefit from using, possibly there was a powerful insider or a
How to Talk to Your Parents About Their Final Wishes A survey by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) found that nearly 70% of adult children have not talked to their parents about issues related to aging and end of life. Experts recommend that discussions about end of life issues should take place when things are going well, before
Tips to Increase Happiness According to a study in the journal Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, a review of more than 160 studies has found “clear and compelling evidence” that – all things being equal – happy people tend to live longer and experience better health than their unhappy peers. “Your subjective well-being – that is, feeling positive about your
Grief and the Recovery Process Studies show that those who openly grieve heal much faster than those who repress or avoid their feelings. Running away from grief postpones sorrow; clinging to grief prolongs pain. Neither leads to healing. The grieving process is nature’s way of helping us heal. If you’ve had a recent loss, keep the following in mind: Talk
Successful Couples Keep It Positive Researchers studying marriage and relationships at the University of Washington report that happy couples in stable marriages don’t allow their relationship to be overrun by negative feelings. In fact, say the researchers, successful couples maintain a healthy balance between their positive and negative interactions with each other. Interestingly, a very specific ratio exists between the