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September 3, 2013 Family Restructuring Therapy for Co-Parenting Family Restructuring Therapy is based on the work by Dr. Stephen Carter and is an active and di… May 4, 2013 How Can Christians Stay Married At times people think about how problems would be solved if they were married to someone else. … April 30, 2013 Visitation Refusal "Do I have to go?" All parents hear this from their kids about not wanting to go somewhere from… November 2, 2012 Coping with the Emotions of Divorce While there is plenty to do to deal with unavoidable divorce, the emotions are usually avoided … October 19, 2012 Christian Mindfulness “More than 100 million American adults who describe themselves as Christian contend . . . they … October 15, 2012 Disrupted Attachment Consider how these trauma and attachment experts describe the effects of disrupted attachment b… September 25, 2012 What to Expect When Divorcing Divorce can be devastating, from the immediate aftermath effects on finances, parenting, and so… May 25, 2012 Blending Families Myths The task of blending families is daunting. Adjustment to stepfamily is more stressful than adju… April 27, 2012 Support for Pastors at No Cost The burdens that pastors carry are many. Dr. Greg Smalley reports that 80 percent of … April 25, 2012 No Pain, No Gain? The anguish we encounter in life is immeasurable at times. It's big. Too big. What do you do wi… March 1, 2012 Success with Supervised Visitation Supervised visitation is centered on maintaining or building a relationship between child and p… November 17, 2011 Marriage, Divorce and Living Together Over time divorce rates and marriage rates have gradually moved closer. More are divorcing and less are marrying. If marriage interferes with persona…

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