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Sports addiction and anxiety
Is sports taking over your life? You may need to look at your anxiety in a different way.

Sports Addiction & Anxiety: What's The Connection?

If you exercise excessively, you may have anxiety issues. Here's how to recover.

In cases of excessive exercising, a person treats their own body as an object rather than as a subject (i.e., they experience themselves as "you" instead of "I"). This objectification of the self allows one to feel a sense of control regarding some aspect of oneself, or one's relationships with others, that otherwise seems out of control.

Where Did The Passion Go?

Where Did The Passion Go?

Do you love your partner but find that the intensity & intimacy have become muted? Discover why.

Patti asked the following question in one of my webinars on sexuality: I am now going out with the man of my dreams. I have wanted to be in relationship with him for so long. We used to be friends and I would be so excited to see him. Yet now that we are in a relationship (5 months), I am quietly happy, but the level of excitement I used to have seems to have disappeared.

Why You Live with a mate that is unemotional

Why You Live with a mate that is unemotional

Learn why you live with a mate that lacks the ability to emotionally connect and what to do about it

Living with a mate who doesn’t express emotions can be one of the most difficult challenges of your life.  No matter how much you try to speak to your mate, it’s like you’re speaking to a wall. As one mate said, “Living with my unemotional husband is like living in two different worlds.”  Another said, “It’s worse than living in a prison or taking care of another child.” If you wonder why you live with someone who does not fulfill your emotional needs or you work so hard to make the relationship work with little to show for it, he

The Key To Overcoming A Painful Divorce [EXPERT]
Do you have the key?

The Key To Overcoming A Painful Divorce

Are you struggling to move on from a difficult divorce? YourTango Expert Jerald Young can help.

The issues that prevent a rapid adjustment to life after divorce are emotion-based and, as such, cannot be solved logically. All we can do is dissolve the disruptive energy they cause. For example, you got divorced and it's painful. You cannot "solve" the problem of divorce because, regardless of what you do, you are still divorced. The pain is the problem.

A Successful Marriage is a Series of Unnatural Acts

A Successful Marriage is a Series of Unnatural Acts

Natural tendencies in communication are ...natural. Effective communication can be quite unnatural.

I recently completed my 64th weekend workshop for couples. Once again I was impressed by a group of intrepid couples who were willing to leave their emotional comfort zone to create something better for themselves. One of the exercises of the workshop is brainstorming a list of effective communication behaviors and attitudes. Then I ask the group how many saw their families exercise these behaviors 50% or more of the time when things got tense. I never have had more than 15% of the couples raise their hands.

Is It Okay To Cry?

Is It Okay To Cry?

Learning to show emotion without judging the form it takes

I’m in session with a client who is telling me about a very emotional event in her life. She begins to tear up, but she fights it and keeps the tears back. We continue to talk and she continues to fight. She isn’t fooling anyone. I can see the tears there, wanting to come out. Then there is a moment when one of us says something that makes it so she can’t hold them back any more and the tears begin to flow.

Romance Or Friendship? 18 Differences Between The Two [EXPERT]
Are you willing to take the risk?

Romance Or Friendship? 18 Differences Between The Two

Before you cross the line from platonic to romantic, consider these critical distinctions.

As his woman, you could potentially get on his nerves. But as his best friend, he would love you until the end of time. Do what you must, but please consider the difference between best friend and girlfriend before you screw up your friendship. Here are 18 subtle relationship tips to check to see if you are ready to cross that line.

Divorce: Empower yourself by separating feeling and fact

Divorce: Empower yourself by separating feeling and fact

Remember when going through a divorce that feelings serve a purpose but are not fact.

An important thing to remember when going through a divorce is that feelings serve a purpose but are not fact. Feelings are based on our inner reality while facts are shared observations over time. It may be impossible to completely separate thought from emotion but humans can see things subjectively (emotion) and objectively (mind). It is an amazing ability.

Create Natural Hormone Balance

Create Natural Hormone Balance

How to naturally balance your hormones & the endocrine system

Are you depressed, anxious, emotional, lacking energy, have PMS, have acne, or lacking libido? You could have imbalanced hormones! Let's start with what is the endocrine system The endocrine system includes the areas in the body that regulate and produce hormones. Hormones are the messengers that allow our organs and cells to communicate to produce a coordinated effect. Without our endocrine system, various parts of the body would work independently from one another.

Feel More In Love Than Ever Before!

Feel More In Love Than Ever Before!

"All you need is love..."

All you Need is LOVE-la la la la la A familiar tune to most of us. A fundamental truth in my book. In order to be IN LOVE we need to keep our hearts open to ourselves and others. No matter what your current romantic circumstances are in life, it is good to be IN LOVE as much as possible. IN LOVE with your work, family, home, nature, car, friends and most imortantly with yourself!