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How well can you answer these questions with a long-term view? General What are the five most important things to you in a marriage? I love you because . . . (three reasons). I want to marry you [...]

Relax. Relaxation techniques include breathing techniques, tensing and relaxing muscles, meditation, and visualization. Recognize what you are feeling and wanting. Recognize triggers and old [...]

By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. Suddenly your heart starts beating out of your chest and you can’t catch your breath. You feel tingling sensations creeping up your arms [...]

Normal Reactions: shock emptiness nervousness fatigue anger denial guilt agitation restlessness hopelessness These typical reactions affect sleep, appetite, concentration, decision-making and [...]

By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. “Childhood abuse isn’t something you ‘get over.’ It is an evil that we must acknowledge and confront if we aim to [...]

By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. How many of us have tossed and turned and have been aggravated by an inability to sleep? Looking at the clock only to realize another hour [...]

By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. Children with a disorder are often diagnosed with one of the following: Autism Autism is often first noticed by the parents when their [...]

By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. Just as recognizing when to go to the doctor or emergency room is essential, so is being able to recognize mental illness. In addition to [...]