Have you just waved goodbye to your last child? If so, be warned; when you look around that seemingly-desolate house, your husband is still around somewhere! Whether you're just embarking on the empty-nest journey or you've been struggling to settle in, it's time to shift attention to your marriage and foster a stronger bond with your spouse. Re-ignite romance, reestablish intimacy and realize that this time is all about you two.
Go on a Marriage Retreat
It's a new phase of your marriage, and you shouldn't expect to instantly know how to live together post-children. It's OK to enlist help. "Go on a marriage retreat," says intimacy expert and psychotherapist Mary Jo Rapini. "When the kids are gone, marriage dynamics can fail. You need to rebuild."
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:21 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:21:20 GMT
I see couples every day who are referred for help with their intimacy and sex life. There are numerous medications and treatments that can help minimize sexual dysfunctions. Resolving past conflicts and
I see couples every day who are referred for help with their intimacy and sex life. There are numerous medications and treatments that can help minimize sexual dysfunctions. Resolving past conflicts and
Monday, May 13 2013 4:51 PM EDT2013-05-13 20:51:45 GMT
There is a disorder that is making more and more sense into why couples break up. The personality trait is called "Alexithymia."
There is a disorder that is making more and more sense into why couples break up. The personality trait is called "Alexithymia," and it renders the person it affects unable to communicate their feelings or understand their feelings as well as their partner's.
Thursday, May 9 2013 8:44 AM EDT2013-05-09 12:44:22 GMT
When we think of suicide we think of young adults; adolescents who have lost their way and are addicts or young people who suffer a huge blow and no longer have a family to go home to or a place to live.
When we think of suicide we think of young adults; adolescents who have lost their way and are addicts or young people who suffer a huge blow and no longer have a family to go home to or a place to live.
Monday, May 6 2013 2:26 PM EDT2013-05-06 18:26:34 GMT
Parents worry about self-esteem with their children. A low self-esteem is correlated with poor academic and personal development.
Parents worry about self-esteem with their children. A low self-esteem is correlated with poor academic and personal development. Building a healthy self-esteem takes years, and parents, teachers and the child's community help foster the child growing up to feel good about him or herself. Part of self-esteem is learning self-respect. You aren't born with an understanding of self-respect, so the people closest to you model and teach you this characteristic.
Monday, April 8 2013 7:23 AM EDT2013-04-08 11:23:29 GMT
A colleague of mine asked me last week if married couples really do develop such a thing as the seven year itch. He had been talking to his buddies the night before and some of them were referring to feeling
A colleague of mine asked me last week if married couples really do develop such a thing as the seven year itch. He had been talking to his buddies the night before and some of them were referring to feeling
Thursday, March 14 2013 9:50 AM EDT2013-03-14 13:50:19 GMT
The ratio of new marriages to divorce is 2:1 according to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). That means for every two marriages that occur there is one divorce. Divorce ranked number
The ratio of new marriages to divorce is 2:1 according to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). That means for every two marriages that occur there is one divorce. Divorce ranked number
Tuesday, March 12 2013 1:56 PM EDT2013-03-12 17:56:05 GMT
There has been almost an epidemic of recent stories about female teachers having sex with their students. Almost every state in the United States is reporting these stories, and everyone is asking the
There has been almost an epidemic of recent stories about female teachers having sex with their students. Almost every state in the United States is reporting these stories, and everyone is asking the
Monday, March 4 2013 3:38 PM EST2013-03-04 20:38:06 GMT
If you tweet on Twitter, you will see many #Thighgap. There is always something new, and it appears thigh gap is the new way girls are comparing themselves with one another to feel thin and pretty. Thigh
If you tweet on Twitter, you will see many #Thighgap. There is always something new, and it appears thigh gap is the new way girls are comparing themselves with one another to feel thin and pretty. Thigh
Tuesday, February 12 2013 4:48 PM EST2013-02-12 21:48:37 GMT
February is teen violence awareness month, and with Chris Brown's recent court date following abuse charges from his girlfriend Rhianna, it draws out attention to the topic of abuse and dating. A recent
February is teen violence awareness month, and with Chris Brown's recent court date following abuse charges from his girlfriend Rhianna, it draws out attention to the topic of abuse and dating. A recent
Tuesday, February 12 2013 4:47 PM EST2013-02-12 21:47:48 GMT
Marriage research has listed finances as one of the top three reasons couples get into trouble. Couples who begin to struggle with money issues are having problems at a deeper level than the cost of the
Marriage research has listed finances as one of the top three reasons couples get into trouble. Couples who begin to struggle with money issues are having problems at a deeper level than the cost of the
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