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Dec 17

Broken Dreams

By Beth_Murray Grief, Mental Health, Relationships

As we head into the holiday season, this Christmas time can be challenging for some. Life is filled with broken dreams. Things don't always turn out the way we pictured they would. If they have, that's wonderful! When it hasn't, we can really struggle. Whether it's grief, the breakdown of…

Aug 18

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Why Relationships Matter

By Beth_Murray Mental Health, Relationships

Life gotten too busy? No time or energy to connect with friends and family? This society makes it easy to become disconnected and isolated. The demands of work, family, finances, and more can drain our tanks pretty quickly. Social media doesn't help as it lulls us into scrolling through unrealistic…

Oct 28

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What Are You Trying To Say? How to Improve Communication

By Beth_Murray Relationships

Ever felt like what you are trying to say feels like you are speaking a foreign language? Or that you are talking but clearly not being heard or understood? Problems with communication are some of the biggest issues in relationships, workplace stresses and family problems. Most communication courses are related…

Feb 11

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Investing in Your Relationship

By Beth_Murray Relationships

Investing in anything requires time, thought, effort, energy and resources, especially if you hope to profit from the investment. The same is true of relationships with close friends and especially in marriage. Let's look at a five simple steps to help enrich your relationships. Value the Relationship. If we consider…

Dec 21

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Jesus Had A Blended Family

By Beth_Murray Relationships

Before the cries of 'heresy' are yelled out during this Merry season -- bear with me! Reality dictates there are a lot of step-parent living situations and blended families in this day and age. If we take a look at Jesus we see that he was actually raised by his…

Oct 16

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Aren’t Boundaries Rude?

By Beth_Murray Mental Health, Relationships

Putting boundaries in place can feel like you are being rude but they are actually a self-protective, defensive move. Sometimes we need to put a boundary or limit into place in order to preserve a relationship or transform one into a more healthy relationship. "What is the difference between a wall…

Apr 23

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Couples Counselling ‘Cause Cr*p Happens

By Beth_Murray Relationships

Couples counselling is often viewed by many as an ultimatum thrown out at the end of a heated argument. "WE need to get couples counselling!" It kinda gets a bad rap, like giving someone a gift card for a root canal or a "date night" suggestion of getting a colon…

Dec 14

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Deck the Halls! Gonna Deck Somebody?!

By Beth_Murray Anxiety, Mental Health, Relationships

Sometimes the Christmas/holiday season is not a festive time for some people. People struggling with eating disorders and addiction find this season especially triggering and difficult. People who have gone through a major loss or facing a tough season of life, find that the celebratory parts of the season reinforce…

Jan 20

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How do you know if your relationship is healthy?

By Beth_Murray Relationships

In the early days of coal mining, the canary served as a low-tech gas detection device. The miners carried a cage into the mine with a bright yellow canary perched in it. The canary has a high sensitivity to methane and carbon monoxide gases. If the canary began to pitch…

Dec 16

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Are you Facing a Blue Christmas?

By Beth_Murray Gratitude, Grief, Mental Health, Relationships

The sound of the jingling bells when you walk into the grocery store. The holiday music playing on the radio. There is certainly a lot of festive reminders that we are heading into the holiday season. Christmas. Boxing Day. New Years. They aren't necessarily happy days for everyone. Holidays have…

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