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Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Member since 09th December 2005
Occupation: Counselor, author, speaker, seminar leader Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is the best-selling author and co-author of eight books, including "Do I Have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By You?" and
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16th April 2008
Do love and marriage really go together like a horse and carriage? For some they do but for many they don't.
Why not? Why does love seem to die away in so many marriages?
At the beginning of most relationships that eventually lead to marriage, the ...
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07th April 2008
Research indicates that, unless there is violence in the home, children are better off being raised by an intact family. Whenever clients who have children call to work with me on their marriage, I always encourage them to do all they can to save their ma...
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03rd April 2008
Most parents REALLY want to be good parents. But since it is rare for parents to take parenting classes before becoming parents, we inadvertently do lots of things to mess up our kids. This tongue-in-cheek article may help you to see what you are doing!
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01st April 2008
Are you thinking of getting a divorce because:
* Your spouse is physically abusive with you or with your children?
* Your spouse is an alcoholic or drug addict and has no intention of dealing with the addiction?
* Your spouse has a gambling addiction...
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27th March 2008
One of the most common complaints I receive in my relationship counseling work is "We hardly ever have sex." Since you might be addicted to the anger and complaining around this issue, I want to make sure you do ALL the right things so you get to continue...
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17th March 2008
No one SAYS they want a terrible relationship, yet so many people go about creating them that we need to assume they must WANT them! So, here's my 7 Step foolproof guide to creating a terrible relationship.
1. TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN FEELIN...
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07th March 2008
Most parents want to be good parents. Yet parenting is one of those things that does not have hard and fast rules. So how do we know what to do? How do we know what will support our children in being all they can be?
One of the most important things fo...
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27th February 2008
Imagine two big spotlights. One is pointed upward, casting light far into the air. The other is pointed downward and buried into the earth - no light is cast at all.
This is like intent.
There are only two possible intentions in any given moment: t...
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19th February 2008
Have you ever noticed the difference in people who are able to easily let go of resentment and forgive, and those who stay in anger and blame?
What I have noticed is that those who continue to stay in blame and resentment are often people who see thems...
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11th February 2008
When I was in school training to be a psychotherapist, one of my professors introduced me to a concept that I find very valuable: "bad faith."
We are in bad faith with ourselves and others when we are out of alignment with what is true for "who we real...
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05th February 2008
In my counseling practice, I often hear people saying things like:
"It's my fault that she asked for a divorce. If I hadn't worked so much, she wouldn't have left."
"It's my fault that he left. If I had been more sexual, he wouldn't have had an affa...
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29th January 2008
Have you recently ended a relationship or are you recently divorced? Are you thinking about dating again?
Many times, putting yourself back into the dating scene is a good idea. But how can you know when it is time to start a new relationship?
Here ...
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24th January 2008
Failure! What do you feel when you think about failure? Inadequate? Unworthy? Unlovable? It is so sad that you might have learned to link failure to your value as a person.
Most people who are successful in their work and their relationships have exper...
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18th January 2008
Many people on a personal and spiritual growth path have read about the law of attraction. Simply stated, this law says that like attracts like, which means, in a general sense, that happiness draws happiness and misery draws misery. The law states that w...
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07th November 2007
Marilee had grown up with very strict authoritarian parents, and decided that when she had children she would not be controlling with them the way her parents had been with her. Unfortunately, the only thing she knew to do was to be a permissive parent, w...
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