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The Resolution You’ll Benefit from for Years: Detox Your Relationships
Natural Healing Secrets for Women

The Resolution You’ll Benefit from for Years: Detox Your Relationships

New Year’s resolutions to get healthier are wise, but removing ourselves from relationships that bring us only worry and pain is often overlooked. Recognize the toxic signs…

Ancient Secret to Better Communication: Know Your Archetype—and Theirs
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Ancient Secret to Better Communication: Know Your Archetype—and Theirs

How you respond when someone is stressed can make things better or worse. The secret: Know your “archetype” and theirs…and speak to that. Here’s how.

What to Do When a Loved One Is Upset
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What to Do When a Loved One Is Upset

When nothing you say seems to help, try this approach developed by a psychiatrist—targeted empathy—to diffuse tense situations

How to Handle a Relationship-Altering Betrayal – with Dr. Mark Goulston
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How to Handle a Relationship-Altering Betrayal – with Dr. Mark Goulston

Bottom Line President Sarah Hiner is joined by prominent psychiatrist Dr. Mark Goulston, FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer and suicide specialist to talk about trust and b...

How to Keep Friends Who Complain Too Much
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How to Keep Friends Who Complain Too Much

One of the most challenging relationships is one with a friend who focus on the negative. Five tips to handle complainers—and even turn them around.

The Right Way To Handle Difficult Conversations
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The Right Way To Handle Difficult Conversations

It is not fun to confront a neighbor about his barking dog…inform a coworker that he has bad breath…or tell…

Is Your Partner Too Controlling?
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Is Your Partner Too Controlling?

Recovery from Abuse Starts with Increasing Awareness I host recovery groups for women with controlling partners. In these groups, most…

How to Deal with Complainers, Whiners and Pessimists
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How to Deal with Complainers, Whiners and Pessimists

Negativity is contagious. Even if you start off in a good mood, talking to a complainer or pessimist can turn…

8 Ways to Manage the Impossible Person in Your Life
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8 Ways to Manage the Impossible Person in Your Life

Don't Lose Your Cool. Do This... Most people have to deal regularly with at least one irrational person—someone who routinely…

A Surprising Way to Handle Difficult People
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A Surprising Way to Handle Difficult People

Guilt Trippers...Control Freaks...Anger Addicts...more When faced with difficult behavior at work or with family and friends, most people tend to…

How to Deal with a Drama Queen (or King)
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How to Deal with a Drama Queen (or King)

How many of you have a friend, relative or coworker who just won’t let up? Someone who constantly calls or…

How to Deal with Obnoxious, Nasty, Needy or Otherwise Difficult People
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How to Deal with Obnoxious, Nasty, Needy or Otherwise Difficult People

We all know people we don’t like...as well as people we like (even love) but whose behavior we hate. These…

Dealing with Braggarts
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Dealing with Braggarts

We all have that one friend or relative—the one who “casually” references the big raise he got again and again.…

Dealing with Tardy People
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Dealing with Tardy People

You get to the theater at 8:00 pm on the dot, just like you and your friend planned—but he’s nowhere…

When Women Get Catty
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When Women Get Catty

Gossip based on kind thoughts (“Did you hear about lucky Helen’s handsome new boyfriend?”) generally is harmless. But: When comments…