5 Ways To Treat Depression Without Meds

Medication comes with all kinds of unwanted side effects. These treatments have none.

The following five new alternative treatments have virtually no negative side effects and can bring a surprisingly speedy recovery. If you already have a therapist, you might ask him or her to investigate learning these techniques to use with you. Some of the techniques you can do yourself.

4 Effective Alternatives To Punishing Your Kids

Use these techniques to watch your children flourish into well-rounded, well-adjusted adults.

When parents think about discipline, all too often they equate discipline with punishment. Whoa … not so fast! 'What's wrong with punishment?' you may wonder. Well, punishment is costly. It results in kids feeling badly, both about themselves and about you. And is it effective? Not very.

5 Reasons Why You're Lazy If You're Getting A Divorce

Wishing you're Miley Cyrus or Drew Barrymore doesn't keep you from divorcing; neither does optimism.

Do you ever look at other people and wonder why some marriages work, and some just don’t work like Courtney Cox and David Arquette's? What’s the key, and where can you get one? I will let you know what the key is by the end of this article. While bets are out on whether teen star 19-year old Miley Cyrus and her fiancé will last given her young age and maturity level, don’t let your marriage be part of the divorce statistics. What’s wrong with divorce is that you think it’s a solution and it’s the other person, not you, that caused your relationship to fizzle out.

4 Skills You Need Before Getting Married

Before you got a driver's license, you learned to drive. Before marriage, learn these 4 skills.

Before getting a marriage license, people must learn how to do the high-skills activity that partnership requires. Otherwise, couples are at risk for intense fighting, and launching a marriage that's at risk from the outset.

My Husband Won't Go To Couple Therapy. What Should I Do?

No need to panic or to sink into depression. There's still multiple good options.

If your spouse is telling you "No way will I go to a therapist," all is not hopeless. Start with awareness of three wo common mistakes. Avoid these lest you inadvertently push your spouse away. Pushing him further from you would yield the opposite of your intent to make the marriage better.

Why You Should Try Marriage Education

Find out how taking a class on marriage can improve your chances of maintaining a happy one!

It comes as no surprise to me that a recent major study confirms that education of couples about marital relationships and family life improves the chances of a happy and fulfilling marriage.

First Comes Love..., then comes Marriage Education?

Healthy relationships are about being proactive so you stay together, grow closer, & sex gets better

S__ & M___ sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first come love..., then comes marriage. Any couple in a successful marriage will tell you that you will reap the benefits for how much effort, time, and investment you put into learning new skills to connect, communicate, and be intimate with one another. If you invest in your couplehood, then you keep the sexual energy, attraction, and devotion within your relationship. You not only fireproof what you have together, it gets better each year. It's also fool proof.

Making Census Of Marriage Trends

What’s needed to understand the facts and determine if it's possible to create Better Marriages

What’s needed to understand the facts and determine if it's possible to create Better Marriages As an advocate of marriage, I pay very close attention to the current information about what’s happening for real people on the marriage front. Truth be told, all of it is a little confusing at times.

Lasting Love Is All About Connection

Empty Nest Couple wondering if there is enough left in their marriage after the kids are gone.

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