Relationships: Relationship Building & Management

Daughter in Abusive Relationship - Helping Your Child Leave an Abusive Relationship

You may have asked the question: Why does she stay? Or why does he put up with that? And you may be familiar with the laundry list of inner and outer reasons why people in abusive relationships stay.

There are a few "tipping-point" factors to this decision. Seeing other options is the number one key to leaving an abusive relationship in the moment that leaving is ever so right. But very few domestic violence survivors have this in place when they need it most.

How can we help those entangled in an abusive relationship to create these "other" options well before they need to exercise them?

Read Dr. King's entire article Daughter in Abusive Relationship - Helping Your Child Leave an Abusive Relationship

Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D., our official Abusive Relationships Expert

Fighting Breast Cancer

Jan was thirty-four when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had two children from a previous marriage and had married a wonderful man, Jeff, less than a year earlier. How could she tell him that she might need a mastectomy when they were still honeymooners?

Her husband’s first reaction was to try to fix the problem. “Don’t worry, honey, we will get a second opinion.”

The second opinion confirmed the diagnosis and recommendation: radical mastectomy with removal of the lymph nodes.

Jeff and Jan became distant, each in his and her own world. Jan felt a deep sense of shame and believed that Jeff would not love her after the surgery; Jeff felt helpless. They cut themselves off from the greatest heater of all: love.

Read Dr. Miles entire article Fighting Breast Cancer

Dr. Linda Miles, our official Marriage & Family Therapist Expert

Six Solutions for Practically Perfect Parenting

Returning home loaded with bags of groceries, Suzanne winced as she walked in and heard all three of her children quarreling at the top of their lungs. Suzanne, instantly angry, yelled, "Why can't you kids go one hour without fighting? You don't deserve what I do for you! Go to your rooms - NOW!"

As she set the groceries down, Suzanne knew she hadn't handled that well, but didn't know what to do about it, and wasn't in the mood to fix it anyway.

Parenting is tricky business. Even on our best days we wonder if we're "doing it right." After thirty years of parenting and counseling parents, I've discovered many valuable solutions for practically perfect parenting. Let's look at six of them. Of course we won't apply these solutions perfectly every time, but learning that there are parenting solutions, and knowing what they are, is certainly a first step toward success.

Read Paula's entire article Six Solutions for Practically Perfect Parenting

Paula Fellingham, our official Strengthening Women and Families Expert

Signs of Abusive Relationships: Conditioning that Kills from the Inside Out in Abusive Relationships

We know the drama of domestic abuse from the outside looking in, as it is popularized by the media and by entertainment mediums. But the silent insidious inner deaths that take place are more pervasive and, and in some cases, more debilitating for the domestic abuse survivor.

What are the inner deaths of domestic violence?

1) You are not the source of your peace. Your well-being does not and cannot come from within; rather it is a function of your interpersonal cooperation with your abusive partner.

2) Your instincts, your inner knowing, your inner voice lies, cannot be relied upon and must take second to information provided by others...by others vested with control.

Read Dr. King's entire article Signs of Abusive Relationships: Conditioning that Kills from the Inside Out in Abusive Relationships

Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D., our official Abusive Relationships Expert

Getting Your MLM Business off the Ground While Working a Full-Time Job

You're looking for a business opportunity to be your own boss and earn unlimited income, however you're not yet in the financial position to leave behind the steady paycheck and health benefits you're day job offers. How long should you wait before you take charge and start your own business?

By participating in network marketing (also known as multi-level marketing or MLM), you can begin today -- and still keep your day job! The low initial investment (ranging from $25-$1,000, depending on the company) and the freedom to work out of your home and set your own schedule make network marketing the ideal vehicle for starting a business part-time.

The challenge, however, is knowing how to build your MLM venture to a level at which you can leave your salaried position to devote yourself full-time to pursue your entrepreneurial dream.

Read Bonnie's entire article Getting Your MLM Business off the Ground While Working a Full-Time Job

Bonnie Ross-Parker, our official Networking Expert