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Anxiety, The Election, and Veterans’ Day
For the last several years, ScreamFree has been able to help thousands of veterans lead calmer, happier lives.
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Would you rather be unhappy, or uncomfortable?
One of the most difficult things about being a professional helper is watching people choose unhappy over uncomfortable. Rather than choose to take a new, albeit uncomfortable step, they choose to sit back into their familiar unhappiness.
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Don’t Be So Nice
Those who know me personally know that I’m not really big on “nice.” I don’t really strive to be “nice,” I don’t really trust people who are always “nice,” and one of my favorite parenting books is The Danger of Raising Nice Kids by Timothy Smith. Now, all this is not because I prefer the opposite of nice; I don’t ever want to come across as mean or cruel or cold (well, almost never). But I also don’t ever want to be seen as so sweet or pleasant or “agreeable” that I really have nothing substantive to offer. Especially in my marriage
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Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First
For today’s Daily Pause, check out this 4-minute video answer to one of the questions you guys sent in last week.
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AMA: Marriage, Anxiety, and Jealousy
Marriage can be difficult. In fact, marriage should be difficult. Here’s how to deal with that anxiety.
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AMA: Tween Problems
Do you or anyone you know have a tween daughter? Check out Hal’s answer to this week’s “Ask Me Anything” question.
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Strengths and Weaknesses
There’s no such thing as a “strong person,” or a “weak person.” All of us have certain strengths in certain areas, and weakness in others. For example, in the physical arena, I can bench my weight but I can’t squat even half that. (Skipped too many leg days, I know).
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ICYMI — 31
Greetings dear readers from high above West Texas or New Mexico or somewhere brown and flat. I’m flying out to San Diego for my cousin’s wedding. Lots of people in the airport today. People are traveling to weddings and graduations and other family gatherings. It’s an important time to remember: “Calm Down!” only works when […]
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Hope Floats
“The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.” (Ellen Goodman) There is no such thing as anxiety-free parenting. You’ll stop worrying about your kids when you’re dead. That’s normal. But when we allow our anxiety and the fears that naturally come with parenting to be the driving […]
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No Pain, No Gain
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” (Seneca) Muscles grow when they are forced to work. This is common knowledge; it’s why we go to the gym. But the same principle holds true for our minds and the minds of our children. By shielding your child from difficulty, whether it be in the […]