When It Comes To Kids, Divorce Isn't The Problem
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Release Date: 08/21/2017
Women: Can't Be Just Be Old Already?
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At what point in history did we become so youth-obsessed that we agreed to take any steps necessary to preserve our own? At some juncture, we decided it was no longer okay to let our hair choose its own hue, to allow our hips to widen and our boobs to sag, to embrace the muumuu and not the string bikini.
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Do You Know Someone With Borderline-Ish Personality Disorder?
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You know that person in your life who drives you nuts but you can’t really pinpoint why? That person who brings out the worst in you no matter how many times you promise yourself you’ll stay cool and collected?
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Beware Of The Empathic Narcissist
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Is there such a thing as an empathic narcissist? I believe there is. Not because of what it means to be a narcissist, but because of what it means to be empathic. What evokes empathy in each of us is complex, singular, and multi-layered.
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Are You Going Through Something*? (GTS)
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If you're "going through something," you're far from alone. Join Abby as she talks about the universal experience of GTS. And how we need to recognize this experience in ourselves and honor it in others.
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Gaslighting
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Gaslighting makes you forfeit your own truth. Self-doubt takes over because you no longer rely on your reality. You lose touch with who you once were or thought you were — because everything is hazy now. You desperately want the someone closest to you to validate your feelings, beliefs, and experiences. But the validation never comes.
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When It Comes To Kids, Divorce Isn't The Problem
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Psychotherapist Abby Rodman reveals just what it takes for parents to keep their kids happy and emotionally intact through divorce or marital unhappiness. There is a way to ensure your kids will grow up to choose healthy, lasting relationships -- and not repeat the mistakes of their pasts.
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Teach Your Kids This One Thing For Success
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Teaching kids personal responsibility starts at home. There’s a meme floating around that outlines things kids need to hear from their parents. In addition to, “I love you” and “I’m proud of you,” perhaps the most important one is, “I’m sorry.”
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What Makes A Marriage Successful Could Fit On A Post-It Note
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It's not a secret: Those in successful marriages know the formula for their marital success isn't all that complicated. With a couple of adjustments, you too can have a healthier, happier, and more peaceful union.
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11 Ways To Know If You're In A Relationship With A Narcissist
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder is selfishness and self-absorption on steroids. It takes self-righteousness to levels that always leave destroyed relationships in its wake. Unfortunately, it isn’t easily treated in therapy and it’s almost never adequately addressed by those afflicted by it. If you’re in a relationship (of any stripe) with someone who never sees it your way, never apologizes fully, or always thinks others (including you) are responsible for his/her disappointments, you may be dealing with a narcissist. Join Psychotherapist Abby Rodman as she highlights the...
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The Hardest Conversation
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One of the most dreaded steps in the divorce process — if not the most dreaded — is telling your kids your marriage is over and that their family as they’ve known it is about to change forever. If your kids are old enough to be “sat down” to have the divorce convo, there are some things you want to make sure to include as you roll out this unwelcome news. Join psychotherapist and bestselling author, Abby Rodman, as she outlines the things your kids need to hear -- and the promises you shouldn't make.
info_outlineEven though divorce sucks, it isn’t what screws up your kids. Listen, a can of paint is just a can of paint until you slap it on a wall. And an unhappy marriage is just an unfortunate circumstance until you handle it poorly.
Because a divorce (or even an agreement to stay in an unhappy union) done maturely, done with your children’s future emotional and relational health in mind, can really be okay for them. If you choose to divorce (or to stay in a suffocating, directionless marriage) with some semblance of awareness and amicability, the kids will be okay. Really, they will.
Because it’s the behaviors associated with your unhappiness — not your unhappiness itself — that will take the biggest toll on your kids.
Join Psychotherapist Abby Rodman as she discusses how to keep your kids happy and healthy through your divorce or unhappy marriage. There is a way! Listen in.
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