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ARTArticleGreat Habits that Build Happy RelationshipsThe habits you develop can have a powerful impact on your relationship with your partner. But all habits take a bit of work to incorporate into your life. Luckily you have great motivation: A happy relationship. Visualize yourself and your partner living together harmoniously. Take baby steps to improve your behavior, and if at first you don’t succeed, try again and again until you have changed for the better. Here are some habits to cultivate for a sustainable, happy relationship:ARTArticleGreater Emotional IntimacyIntimacy means being connected. Sexual intimacy is physical; emotional intimacy is connection of mind, heart and spirit. Great sex is a blast. If you've got it, count your lucky stars but it's not enough to sustain a relationship. For that, you need emotional intimacy and it's the death-by-a-thousand-cuts destruction of that fundamental requirement that is the downfall to many relationships. Great emotional intimacy is the most rewarding aspect of being a couple but to have it, you must pay attention to the basics: Be 10,000% trustworthy.ARTArticleHaving a Hard Time Setting Goals? Start with the "Attitude of Gratitude." Tip for the Day: Be Thankful.Goal setting can be tricky. There are times in our lives when we think about setting goals and it can be so overwhelming. How can we even think about setting more goals when we have a hard time checking off our daily to do lists? It's so easy to put all the other tasks first - whether work related, kid related, house related, volunteer related, since these are the issues we face day in and day out. We almost get addicted for doing others and begin to define ourselves by what we are supposed to do rather than what we want to do.ARTArticleHealth Heart Eating Part 3Health Heart Eating Part 3 Our blood is our lifeline – The condition of the blood determines the health of the arteries. Everything you eat and breathe end up in your blood.ARTArticleHealthy Heart - My Top 10 RecommendationsHealthy Heart - My Top 10 Recommendations 1. First and foremost base your diet on the Five Laws of Nutrition 2. Avoid simple sugars 3. Limit high fat plant foods 4. Limit your salt intake 5. Eat no Animal products 6. Eliminate all oils from your diet 7. Increase your intake of fiber 8. Exercise moderately 9. Avoid Alcohol altogether 10. Stop smoking altogether Lets look at these a little more closely 1. Base your diet on my Five Laws of Nutrition • Fresh – Always try to eat seasonal foods.ARTArticleHealthy Heart Eating Part 1Healthy Heart Eating Part 1 Healthy Heart Eating Part 1 Is Heart Surgery Worth It? Make a Choice - • Eat more Veggies and less meat or • Spend $40,000.00, have your chest split wide open with no guarantee of survival, be laid up and unable to enjoy the life you once dreamed, and increase your risk of having another heart attack. Which would you choose? Stats from American Heart Assoc. - • 69 millio Americans suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease.ARTArticleHealthy Heart Eating Part 2Healthy Heart Eating Part 2 Billion Dollar Industry - Over Treating Patients • With doctors doing about 400,000 bypass surgeries and 1 million angioplasties a year -- part of a heart-surgery industry worth an estimated $100 billion a year -- the question of whether these operations are overused has enormous medical and economic implications. • Harvard's Dr. Laham suggests that as many as 400,000 of the angioplasties done in the U.S. each year may be medically unwarranted.ARTArticleHoliday Stress-BustersIf you are one of those people for whom the holidays bring a certain amount of dread, take heart. You are not alone. Even those who seem blissfully cheery are susceptible to moments of loneliness or despair, often exacerbated by stress. Here are a few suggestions to mitigate that stress:ARTArticleHow a Therapist Can Help You and Your PartnerEffective couples therapy depends on a number of factors. Both partners must be willing to make a change. If one has already decided to give up and cannot reengage, then success is probably not possible. The key is to get to a therapist before your relationship has eroded too far. If one or both of you are just going through the motions to prove you’ve left no stone untu ed before you split, you can’t expect good results.ARTArticleHow to Admit Cheating On A Loved OneSometimes you can find out that you have made a mistake where you will end up cheating on your loved one. In such a case many things will come to your mind. Among the worst things that will always pass through your mind is feeling guilty. Remember cheating is an act that will make you restless because you will feel you the two of you. For you to be able to admit that you really cheated on your loved one, you will need courage and composure. It is not easy for you to gain the courage and composure, but you need to consider a lot of things before you decide.ARTArticleHow to be kind to yourselfDo you ever have those days when you feel really down,tired, not motivated and just all around crappy about yourself? I have found the common denominator for these feelings is usually the unkind way I treat myself. Sometimes I have goals that I do not reach and instead of focusing on things I have accomplished, I batter myself for hours and days about what I haven’t accomplished.ARTArticleHow to Catch Someone Who Is Cheating OnlineCheating online is an equal offence to any other type of dishonesty so it should not be treated lightly. In fact it involves the desire of the cheater of making some emotional relationship with someone other than his spouse by contacting her online. Cheating is getting progressively worse among monogamous couples but non existent among swinger couples.ARTArticleHow to Deal with Passive-Aggressive PeopleThe trouble with passive-aggression is that both the giver and the receiver often have no idea what’s really going on. In other words, the person who’s passive-aggressive (P-A) may know he hates conflict, may know he’s feeling a little angry and may know he’s covering it up. But he doesn’t register how rancorous he really feels. The person who’s the object of the P-A’s anger may never know what hit him because the rancor is well disguised. Consequently these incidents go largely unacknowledged for what they really are—hostility.ARTArticleHow To Get Over The Death of Someone You LoveLosing someone very close to you can be quite devastating. It is a very emotional and stressful experience. However, it’s important for you to remember that feeling depressed after such a traumatic event is very normal. It’s the standard reaction that most people have after someone they really love dies. The most appropriate course of action when you find yourself in such a situation is to nip it the bud and get back to your regular life. No matter how hard this sounds, you can still do it. How to get over the death of someone you lover ARTArticleHow to get Your Kids to do What You WANT with Ease!5 Tips to get your kids to do what you want them to without manipulation, bribery or threats. It’s a lot easier and more fun than you might think. Whether it’s getting our kids out of bed and ready for school or getting them to do homework after school, brush their teeth or clean up their room, getting our kids to do the things we want them to can be a daily struggle that can lead to screaming matches and huge amounts of frustration for many parents, and their kids.ARTArticleHow to have a great romantic phone conversion with your loveIf you have just met someone and want to make a good impression to take your relationship further, being romantic on phone is a great skill you have to learn. Perhaps you have been feeling so nervous all the time you want call him/her and don't know how well to expressing your feelings towards that person? Well this is quite normal to happen to you especially if you are with someone new, but if its lasting for long then its high time you learn some basics skills on how you to be romantic while talking to your dearest on phone.ARTArticleHow to Quit EnablingLast week I talked about how easy it is to be caught up in a destructive cycle of enabling someone you love. You may have begun by trying to help. You covered up or filled in for someone who let his responsibilities slide due to dysfunctional behavior—often addition. Over time you got stuck in a downward spiral of behavior in which you were constantly trying to fix someone else’s problems to the detriment of your own life.ARTArticleHow to Rekindle Love and Save the MarriageWhat must you do to rekindle love in your marriage? If things get serious and you separate with your spouse, what are the things that you must do to win them back? The truth of the matter is that there are a lot of things that you can do to make this happen. There are numerous websites, blogs, books and forums that provide support to people who are going through difficult times in their marriages. You can consider these “tried and tested” programs to rekindle love and save your marriage but at the end of the day you will discover that everything starts with plain common sense.ARTArticleHow to Say No to People You Care About“I want to learn how to say No so it doesn’t turn into an argument,” David said. He’d been married about two years, and came to my office asking if I could help him learn to talk with his wife “without getting so upset when we disagree.” “I’m fine doing things her way most of the time,” he said, “but sometimes I feel pretty strongly about what I want. This time it’s about a dog – she wants one and I don’t.”ARTArticleHow to Survive a DepressionHow to Survive a Depressionr An individual may at times experiences a sense of feeling down which can be a form of depression, especially if it lasts for an extended period of time. If this mood is atypical, it may reflect an extreme reaction to everyday problems, during a particularly difficult crisis in a person’s life. The causes of depression are complex and vary. They could be attributable to recent stressful events, unresolved past experiences, and even biology.ARTArticleIn the Holiday Spirit, or Maybe Not!ARTArticleIs It Time to See a Therapist?About one in four Americans is affected by a mental disorder in a given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. How many of those seek help from a mental health professional? Not nearly enough. So quite a few people suffer who might not have to if they sought help. But how do you know when it makes sense to check your fear and misgivings at the door and open up to a professional? Everyone has grief and stress and conflict in their lives. Often with very good reason. A certain amount is entirely normal. So how do you know when it makes sense to seek therapy?ARTArticleIs My Therapy Working?It’s easy to see when your friend needs to dial it down at a party. When your cousin’s behavior is a little off. When things are off balance for someone else. But it’s not so easy to see about yourself. Sometimes you seek therapy precisely because you are not clear about where you are trying to go and what you are trying to do. That’s why it’s especially hard to know if your therapy is working. It’s difficult to be objective about yourself and the progress you’re making. But therapy is an expensive investment that you should take seriously.ARTArticleIs Name Calling Verbal Abuse?Verbal abuse often starts out subtle. A put-down here or there or a minor insult may be the first signs of verbal abuse. Over time, it can turn into name calling and threats of physical harm. This post will tell you more about the cycle of verbal abuse, the results of verbal abuse, how to stop it-whether you’re the one doing the name calling or you are the recipient of name calling, and the good news. Is Name Calling really that bad?ARTArticleIs There a Passive-Agressive Person in Your Life?At best, their behavior is dishonest. At worst, it’s abusive. But you may not have even noticed it. That’s because a passive-aggressive person can be so subtle you may not realize their supposed joke was really a hostile remark. Or their procrastination at getting something you need done is really their way of making you suffer. Or countless other covert behaviors.ARTArticleIs Your Friend Manipulating You?You’re feeling vague resentment, but you’re not sure why. Your friend seems to ask more of you, expect more of you, than you’re willing to give. You’re feeling guilty for not capitulating to your friend’s request. You find yourself wondering why you’re doing something when you really don’t want to. If so, maybe you’re being manipulated.ARTArticleIt' All In How You See ItMost mornings start off the same way. I am a mother of five, four at home. Kharisma (11), David (3), Rachael (2), and Matthew (9 months). I reluctantly emerge from the warm embrace of a deep slumber to the pitter-patter of little feet and a sweet little voice - “Good morning, Momma”. If I’m lucky, a little persuasion gets me ten minutes of cuddle time with my favorite people. That’s the most peaceful and calm time of the day. Today, chaos culminated around lunch. Kharisma and I discussed Thomas Jefferson’s letter to Meriwether Lewis (of the famed Lewis & Clark).ARTArticleLet's Talk about SexI have sex on the brain! Now, it's not what you think (or rather, I don't really know what you are thinking!) --- well, it is my "work" after all. It's also because I'm going to a talk on Friday night on how to talk to teenagers about sex. I'm interested in hearing what this woman has to say (and heard she was fabulous.) And, we haven't gotten there, or here, yet together, have we? So far we've discussed clearing "withholds", appreciating each other, creating sacred space together. All foreplay!ARTArticleLetting Go Can Be Good. You Can Quote Me!A friend always takes herself out to lunch on her birthday. By herself. She’s been doing this since she was a young girl. It’s a good time to contemplate what you want for yourself in the year ahead. But a good life is not always about what you acquire. It can also be about what you shed. You might want to think about what you don’t want—what you want to let go of so you can live a happier life. Here are some ideas:ARTArticleLonely? You’re Not Alone.Loneliness is a tricky thing to combat. Loneliness seems to beget loneliness. When you feel isolated you crawl into your shell and become more so. You feel separated from other human beings. You may have physical symptoms too, like an ache or a heaviness in your chest. It’s not a good feeling.

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