Walking The Hard Road to Forgiving Infidelity

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Too many times couples break up over one of the most widely known relationship killers – INFIDELITY! by: Aleasa Word We as a people are conditioned to believe in the U.S. that we must be in monogamous relationships, yet infidelity is very familiar to the majority. Someone recently asked me whether or not I believed [...]

Teaching Children to Be Emotionally Smart About Money

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Most of go through life trying to figure out how we are going to navigate our own financial health without giving thought to the messages we are sending to our children. We sometimes get so caught up in the moment that we forget, they too, will one day become adults and be thrust into the [...]

How Negative Self Talk Ruins Your Chance For Relationship

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As part of relationship planning coaching, I often get the question “what do I say when she asks if she looks fat in a particular outfit?” I usually respond “what would she say if you told her she did?” They quickly find an answer to their own question which not surprisingly is to refrain from [...]

When To Ask If Your Man’s Anger Is Really Depression

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Don’t ignore symptoms of depression. by: Aleasa Word He’s grumpy all the time. His fuse is short and you can never do anything right. He is not as focused on things as he used to be or maybe he’s too focused and doesn’t let up. Work has become his home away from home and you [...]

Tips On Not Becoming The Crab In The Barrel

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For as long as I can remember the term “crabs in a barrel” has been tirelessly used in the African American community.  by: Aleasa Word We have often looked to that term to explain the divisiveness of our culture as it pertains to us not willingly helping one another to succeed. There is a competitiveness [...]

Why Raising Your Emotional Intelligence Can Benefit Your Sex Life

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When I hear the word SEX, it always makes me chuckle thinking about the initial response people have to such a short, one syllable word. For most men, the radar goes up, television volume goes down and they are all ears.  Some men may start thinking “Ok, what is this going to cost me and [...]

Forgiving Your Parents, The World and Yourself

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Like most other adults, I remember becoming a parent and vowing to never do certain things my mother or father did (especially my mother).  In my career, though there have been plenty of people who have great relationships with their mothers, there are also a great number of 40 something, independent, career women who have [...]

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