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September 26, 2020
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“Stop Trying to Fix Me!”

by John Salmon
“Stop trying to fix me!” Has your partner or child ever said that to you? Have you ever said it yourself? “Stop trying to fix me!” When people in our lives experience struggles or problems, they generally do not want us to fix it for them. They want connection…and connection involves empathy. Unfortunately, empathy does...
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September 14, 2020
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Intimacy…It’s Easier Than You Think

by John Salmon
Intimacy—the state of having a close, familiar, and loving personal relationship with another person. We all desire intimacy in our marriages. More specifically, we all desire mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual intimacy in our marriages. But how can we develop that intimacy? It’s not as difficult as you might think. It only involves three ingredients...
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February 1, 2020
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Pathways to a Critical Spouse…& Back Again

by John Salmon
Intimacy has several building blocks. Unfortunately, we can topple these building blocks in response to personal issues. When we do, we often find ourselves on the pathway to becoming a critical spouse.  Let me give a few examples as way of explanation.   Pathway 1: Intimacy requires that we accept our spouse and ourselves. Unfortunately, many...
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September 30, 2019
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Pushed to Succeed-The New ‘At-Risk’ Group

by John Salmon
We’ve heard a lot about adverse childhood events (ACEs) and how they detrimentally effect a child’s life. It makes sense. Trauma, abuse, bullying, poverty, parents who abuse drugs, incarcerated parents…these all have a negative impact on childhood and development. But, a recent “consensus study report” by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has...
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September 10, 2018
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Married to Burger King?

by John Salmon
Remember the old Burger King commercials?  I used to sing their moto, “Have It Your Way…,” such a catchy tune. Unfortunately, some people think they’re married to Burger King. They want to always “have it their way” in marriage, treating their spouse like Burger King. They want their “Burger King spouse” to accept their way...
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August 13, 2018
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Nude Doing What?!! No…Way!

by John Salmon
My friend sent me a…well, rather surprising news article from CNN (I spared you this article to avoid pictures of the golfers). How do I describe it? Let me just ask…Did you know the “Wandering Bares” just had a nude golf event in Australia? Well, not completely nude…they did wear shoes to protect their feet...
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Celebration    Honor
           
July 15, 2018
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A Sense of Belonging “Phubbed” & the Power of Your Thumb

by John Salmon
We all desire to have a sense of belonging, the feeling we have when we find unconditional acceptance in relationship to others. A sense of belonging is a crucial aspect in healthy relationships. It leads to greater happiness in family relationships. Children flourish when they grow up with a sense of belonging in their families....
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