I love Dr. Phil. Sometimes I get a bit upset about how – um – “passionate” he gets on his show. But, beyond his Texan hot headed temper, he does have some great words of wisdom, particularly when it comes to relationships.
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Season five of the long-running animated sitcom, “The Simpsons,” featured an episode where Mr. Burns opened a casino in Springfield to stimulate the economy. Marge Simpson sat down at a slot machine, put in a quarter, pulled the lever, and about six quarters fell out. She was instantly addicted and the Simpson household completely fell apart. Granted this is a light-hearted example of ...
Do you have the desire to figure out how to stop worrying? Perhaps you are an awfulizer, worry wart or struggle high anxiety that keeps your brain working on overtime. Or, maybe you are pretty peaceful overall, but are challenged with occasional bouts of insecurity that leave you second guessing yourself and filled with self doubt when it comes to making a definite ...
Honesty is one of those topics that everyone will immediately nod their heads and exclaim about how much of it they are – truthful that is.
But then, you start thinking about how you called off sick, when you weren’t sick, when someone asked you what you thought of their new hairstyle or outfit and you said “It looks great” when ...
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If you struggle with knowing how to say no to others, you are not alone. It can be hard to turn someone down, but have you ever stopped to think that saying no is also a way that not only helps you say “yes” to yourself, it also helps the other person?
In fact, sometimes saying no is the most loving ...
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There are three problems that will keep you from figuring out how to be happy in life:
One: You have been brain washed to believe happiness is “out there” and that you don’t deserve to be happy unless you first live up to impossible expectations.
Two: You think that happiness is poured over you ...
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I recently wrote a letter to husbands about what to do if their wife was entering menopause. It was pointed out by someone that this article was offensive because I didn’t include information for the wife about how even though she is struggling through a challenging situation she still needs to be accountable for her actions and live up ...
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A panic attack can come on at the strangest times and it is usually a product of a person being stressed or overwhelmed. The symptoms of a panic attack vary per person but usually a person will experience a racing heart, sweating, numbness in the extremities, lightheadedness or dizziness. Because of the surge of adrenaline that is in the body as the body’s ...
It seems like only yesterday you and your wife were acting like high school students, attached to each other at the hip and constantly getting in trouble for too much PDA. You would spend days on end with each other and never even get in a quarrel. You knew you couldn’t live without each other, so you got married.
Fast forward ten years ...
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Dear Men,
After combing the web and not finding a single step by step process for men on how to deal with their wife as she goes through the most significant change in her life (Yes, more significant than puberty because that that really was a walk in the park compared to perimenopause and menopause symptoms).
I thought I would give you a little ...
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