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June 2021

May 2021

Dr. Esther Perel on Rituals for Breakups
"At the end of relationships, three things show up when we consider healthy coping systems: work, distractions, and connection. We should consider…
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Reassurance for the Over-thinker
“No one notices us as much as we think they do. We might fail, but we can be sure that no one would care very much about it.”
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Relational Deterioration
"In this stage, the interaction between partners decreases, they spend shorter times together and the depth of their sharing is less. "
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Lawal G.
Relational Maintenance
"Dr. Judy Pearson concluded that the people most satisfied with their relationships are the ones who must have worked hardest at maintaining them.”
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April 2021

Relational Development
"In the final stage, we may vow to remain friends for life and demonstrate commitment by always being present at important points in each other’s life."
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How to Cope with Parents
“It would do us some good to consider how universal our experience is, and how many other people have troubling and flawed parents.”
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Why we Need to Speak
“It might be our history as infants that predisposes us to think that people can guess our wants and needs. But our wants and needs have grown…
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When Home is not Home
“Thoughts of being on the road might conjure feelings of loneliness. But we might need to move and keep moving, till we find a place where we feel fully…
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Lawal G.
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