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When The Person You Love Doesn't Love You

When The Person You Love Doesn't Love You

You want to be with someone who loves you and if someone doesn't, you have to reject the rejecter.

It’s hard but it happens. And it hurts. You love someone who may have loved you once upon a time; or You love someone who acted like there was a possibility of love in return, but now there’s not; or You love someone who simply doesn’t feel the same way and isn’t going to feel the same way, ever; or You loved someone deeply who loved you deeply and then this person just switched off and hurt you in ways that were unimaginable at the height of your mutual love; or

Help! I Can't Get Over My Divorce [VIDEO]
It's normal to feel ashamed when your marriage doesn't work.

Help! I Can't Get Over My Divorce [VIDEO]

Don't let divorce make you feel like a failure.

Are you struggling to overcome the grief of your divorce? Do you feel like a failure for not being able to make your marriage work? Good news: help is on the way.

5 Helpful Hints For Getting Over Your Ex [EXPERT]
Keep moving forward, girl!

5 Helpful Hints For Getting Over Your Ex [EXPERT]

5 things you must do to move forward with your life & leave your past behind.

Ending a relationship is heartbreaking. Whether it's a mutual decision or one-sided, navigating life without your partner, especially if you've been together for years, can be very difficult. You will most likely find yourself thinking of him, wishing things could be different, wondering if you made the right decision or hoping that he will call. Here are 5 ways to navigate your life without him.

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Leave your Ex behind & put the pieces of your heart back together!

5 Ways To Leave Your Lover [EXPERT]

Why do we take him back more times than is good for our self-worth? How can we finally tell him no?

An accomplished, smart and beautiful woman sits across from me in my office. She tells me about her relationship; the one she appears to be in but her boyfriend doesn't. She has tried to leave him, she assures me (and herself), but every time she manages to walk out that door, he gets to her. She turns around and walks right back in again. Once she's back, he acts like a jerk. Again. Leave. Get sucked back in. Repeat. Who can't relate to this scenario?

Find The Courage To Finally 'Let Go' [EXPERT]
Let go before the dark settles in and over.

Find The Courage To Finally 'Let Go' [EXPERT]

How proactively choosing to 'let go' can do wonders for your life!

We’ve talked about sucking it up and being awesome. But what about letting go? Does letting go mean giving up? Why should you let go?

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What path should you take if you're unhappy when your partner changes?

Why You Can't Change The One You Love [EXPERT]

How to make a decision when you are hurt by your partner's changes.

Sometimes people are try to force their partners to be exactly what they want them to be. When they do this, they are continually disappointed in the results. They feel wronged by the other person because they aren't getting what they need. Sometimes they don't ask for what they need and then pout and sit around like a victim when they don't get it.

Self Revelations We All Deserve

Self Revelations We All Deserve

..Put away the superwoman costume

          Its funny sometimes the situations we allow ourselves to get wrapped up in before we realize we deserve so much better. The extent we'll go to be the perfect person, support and partner. How often does it seem one sided, incomplete? How often are WE actually happy in the end? It seems in some of us, love --or the potential of love and happy endings--awakens the masochistic demons that cause us so much suffering.

Beating The Sunday Night Blues

Beating The Sunday Night Blues

Sunday nights can be tough after a breakup, but a few small changes can make a big difference.

I used to hate Sunday nights. There’s just something in the quiet… if you listen closely enough, you can almost hear the sound of happy couples and families sitting down to dinner, laughing and enjoying one another’s company. Everything closes early. Time stands still in those hours around sunset, doesn’t it?

Forgiveness

Forgiveness

The Path to Healing and Joy!

To forgive is "to give up resentment against or the desire to punish; to pardon an offense or offender" according to Webster's Dictionary. The path to forgiveness begins with willingness and release. Everything is blocked until you are willing to release  the resentment, anger, hurt, and  judgment to which you're clinging. 

Are You Ready For Love?

Are You Ready For Love?

Until you let go of the energy around past relationships, you haven’t made space for new ones!

You might be thinking, Oh yes! I am open and have so much to give! And I sure am ready for someone to love me! But are you really ready? You see, it’s not that simple. The reason that so many relationships fail is that people haven’t done the work of getting ready by cleaning up and clearing out the past. If you find yourself repeating patterns in your relationships, you’re not ready. If you find yourself dating or attracting the same ‘type’ of person again and again, you’re not ready.

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart?

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart?

How do you mend a broken heart? What do you do when your dreams come crashing down around you?

How do you mend a broken heart?  What do you do when your dreams come crashing down around you?  When all you hoped for appears to be lost, and when the lines of communication have been cut?   Here are five ways of integrating the loss: