When It Comes to Finding Love, Throw Out the Checklist!

Checklist

This blog post was written by Recovery Help Now’s, Cindy Nigro, MFTi. Have you been trying to find love but can’t seem to find your “perfect” mate?  Have your friends tried to set you up, but you always find something wrong with the prospect?  Have you said no to a date based on the person’s [...]

Creating Marital Bliss

February 20th, 2012 / Coping Skills / Couples / Relationship Tips / No Comments
Creating Marital Bliss

This blog post was written by Recovery Help Now’s, Vanessa Blaxland, MFTi. Whether you’ve been married 2 or 20 years, you know that marriage is work. It doesn’t always come easy.  As a newlywed myself, I learned that being “in love” is great. It feels great, but it’s kind of like “being on drugs” as [...]

Don’t forget… There’s a “U” in Us

U in Us

This blog post was written by Recovery Help Now’s, Cindy Nigro, MFTi. Falling in love is exciting and getting involved in a relationship can be wonderful!   You may want to spend all of your time with your significant other.  You may think that having a healthy relationship means doing everything together and rarely spending time [...]

Daily A’s: Building Closeness with Affirmations

Daily A's

This blog post was written by Recovery Help Now’s Vanessa Blaxland, MFTi. When a couple first starts dating or even when a couple first gets married, it’s easy to treat their partner with love and affection.  During the honeymoon stage you are more likely to be more tolerant, appreciative, and praise your partner with words [...]

What’s Love Got to Do With It? Break the Pattern of Arguing with Your Partner (Part I)

Whats love got to do

Many couples struggle with breaking the pattern of arguing.  One or both individuals desire love, connection and understanding, but seek in an ineffective way. You might feel confused.  What does love and the need to connect have to do with arguing? Dr. Harry Harlow (1905 – 1981) conducted the controversial experimental studies best known for [...]

No Need to Hate on V-Day

Don't Hate Vday

Some of you aren’t looking forward to Valentine’s Day for various reasons.  You may desire to be in a relationship and not in one.  You may have recently ended a relationship or you might dislike “Halmark” holidays.  Whatever the reason is, hate on a day of love is probably not the right combination.  It’s like [...]

What’s Love Got to Do With It? Break the Pattern of Arguing with Your Partner (Part II)

Break the Pattern of Arguing

Where to start….I encourage you to stop blaming each other and begin to see this problem as a dance of dynamics that get triggered, and played out by both partners.  See this dynamic as an external problem that happens in the space between each other. Sue Johnson, who wrote “Hold Me Tight,” calls conflict between [...]

Larger than Me Purpose

Larger than Purpose

This blog entry was written by our guest blogger, Dan Cross, M.Div., L.A.D.C.. Dan is currently the Executive Director of Absentee Shawnee Counseling Services, a clinic in Oklahoma City, with plans to open one in South Tulsa County. Dan has worked with co-occurring disorders since the early 1980’s. Cross has had over 25 years experience working with the [...]

Turn a Set Back into a Comeback

January 27th, 2012 / Coping Skills / Uncategorized / No Comments
Turn a Setback to a Comeback

This blogpost was written by Recovery Help Now’s Vanessa Blaxland, MFTi. So you’ve created a vision and developed a plan to make that vision come to life.  You are pumped and motivated to make this thing happen and can’t wait to reap the rewards!  You have everything mapped out, what could go wrong?  Well that’s [...]

Who is Doing Your Planning?

January 24th, 2012 / Coping Skills / Uncategorized / No Comments
Who is Doing Your Planning

Dr. Chinn is a 1986 Life graduate (Marietta), has been practicing in Seattle for 25 years and is a board member of the Gonstead Clinical Studies Society. He is the co-creator of the nutritional cardiovascular formula Acctrix (www.Acctrix.com), co-founder of Unisal Wellness Technologies and is the author of Symphony of Wellness and Soaring Beyond Fear ( www.PerryChinn.com). His book Symphony of Wellness [...]

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