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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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28th February 2007
The Encarta® World English Dictionary defines “abandon” as: “to leave somebody or something behind for others to look after, especially somebody or something meant to be a personal responsibility.”
As adults, our own wellbeing is our personal ...
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19th February 2007
Lily and Don, both in their 40s, decided to get married after dating each other for a year. Lily’s children were in college, while Don still had children coming to his house every other weekend.
They discovered early in their marriage that it was on...
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12th February 2007
Jimmy had spent many years in various kinds therapy, yet still felt numb and empty inside most of the time. He consulted with me because he hoped that the Inner Bonding process we teach would move him out of feeling so stuck.
It became apparent to me s...
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04th February 2007
Jeffrey showed up at one of my 5-Day Inner Bonding Intensives to deal with his alcoholism and resulting relationship problems. His past two marriages had ended in messy divorces. His business was falling apart. Yet in the face of all of this, Jeffrey coul...
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29th January 2007
Joanie, 52, had been dating Ken, 56, for a few months when they went away together for a weekend. Until that time, Joanie had chosen not to have sex with Ken. While she knew that she and Ken were not in love with each other, she felt that they really enjo...
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24th January 2007
Are you constantly reading self-help and motivational books yet nothing changes? Have you tried many different forms of therapy yet still feel unhappy, anxious, depressed and alone? Do you often have the answers for others but not for yourself?
The pr...
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07th January 2007
In my experience as a counselor for 40 years, I have found that love addiction and approval addiction are far more prevalent than any other substance or process addictions. We live in a love-addicted, approval-addicted society.
What does it mean to be ...
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02nd January 2007
What are your concepts of God that you learned as a child?
Many people absorbed a concept of God as a powerful old man with a white beard who sits on a throne and judges you. Even if you didn’t grow up with this concept of God, the chances are at som...
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27th December 2006
When you were growing up, did you ever wish that your parents were happy? Did you feel safe when they were happy and peaceful?
My mother was rarely a happy person. Most of the time she was anxious, angry and felt overburdened, even though I was her onl...
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18th December 2006
From the time my first child was born, I wanted to be a wonderful parent. I read book after book on parenting and tried to learn all I could about being a great parent. And I did a good job, considering how I was raised. But I certainly did not do a perfe...
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13th December 2006
There is one choice you can make that will heal many of your relationship problems. This is the choice of kindness – to both yourself and to others.
This may sound simple, yet for many people, there is one choice far more important to them than kindn...
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24th November 2006
Gina consulted with me because her marriage was falling apart. She had discovered that her husband was having yet another affair, and when he was with her, he was either angry or withdrawn. She had requested numerous times that he join her in couples ther...
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18th November 2006
“My parents had a very good relationship,” I often hear my clients say.
“What do you mean by good?” I ask.
“They didn’t fight. They spent a lot of time with each other.”
That may have been the definition of a good relationship years...
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18th November 2006
Love. We need it from the moment we are born to thrive. We might survive but we do not thrive without abundant love. No wonder we work so hard to get it. No wonder we try to be perfect and do everything right to have control over getting love. No wonder w...
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17th November 2006
Do you believe that you need a partner to be happy? My client, Adrienne, an attractive woman in her 50's, has been married and divorced twice. She was unhappy in both marriages, but she still believes that she needs a partner to be happy. This belief cont...
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