Care First: Emotional crisis is a universal experience

30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you. As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”  Nothing could be closer to the truth.  But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been holding you back. Here are some ideas to get you started: Stop spending time with the wrong people.  – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.  If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you.  You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot.  Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth.  And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends. Stop running from your problems.  – Face them he

I have been married for five years. All this while, I was never really happy with my marriage although I do love my husband very much. We used to quarrel a lot because my husband cares for his own needs and happiness, and puts his friends as his main priority. He would tell me lies and neglect me just to be with them. I don’t think I could ever forget those lies because it involved a third party on two occasions. I know she was up to no good but my husband didn’t try to understand me and continued chatting with her every day on the net. He promised me he would never go beyond that. But after some arguments I found out he has called her on the phone to chat even though he says he treats her as a normal friend. I tried so hard all by myself to guard this marriage from troublesome third parties. Although it was in the past I still remember how he lied and how I relied on my own sixth sense to find out what was going on. Both girls pretended in front of me as if they didn’t k

"He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction." - Bible  "Always speak the truth, since the smallest of lies discredits your words of love or respect." - Dr. Emerson Eggerichs Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, family and marriage counselor, received the following email. "We were traveling in the car on our way to a movie. My husband was quiet and smiling smugly. I said, 'What are you thinking?' He replied, 'I was just thinking how critical you are.'  "My natural instinct was ... well, you know. But I thought, This is a goodwilled man. Maybe he means something else. So I asked, 'What does that mean, that I'm critical?' He replied, 'I mean our family couldn't exist without you. You are so critical to me.'" Communication skills, or their absence, will make or break a marriage.  David and Amy Olson, in their book "Empowering Couples: Building on Your Streng

Relationship Coaching or Counseling — Which? Couples go to counseling to improve their relationship - don't they? Well, not necessarily. Many couples enter counseling so consumed with anger at each other and with what is wrong with their relationship that positive change scarcely enters their minds. They have no vision of a better marriage and consequently no goals that could reorient them in a healing direction. Unfortunately, so compelling is the temptation to blame the other partner and so intense is the anger and hurt that many couples in counseling never move beyond a negative fixation on all that is wrong with their relationship. They have nowhere positive to go and consequently never get there. It take a well-trained and forceful couples counselor to insist, after a period of venting, that partners drop their negative focus and start creating a better future together. Unfortunately, counselors who do insist on a positive focus to the work sometimes discover that

“The program took me through a timeline of my life, and we were asked to examine losses we experienced since childhood,” she said. “I learned that grief is evoked with any kind of loss, from first boyfriend breakups, to sending your first child to kindergarten, and in what seems like lightning speed, to college.” The course left Stevens feeling “more prepared” to grieve, when her father and older brother passed away years later. “The Grief Recovery Outreach program didn’t fix our family’s grief, but it helped me understand and respect the process,” she said. “I became more aware and appreciative of my close relationships, and I take more time to let people know that I care about them.”... http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/lifestyles/8452898-423/53-year-old-helps-others-through-grief-recovery-outreach-program.html

'Regular counselling needed in present day stressful life' Times of India This shows deterioration in 'human relationship' and calls for regular counselling in today's stressful life. Psychiatrists advocate the need of having a helpline for free counselling. This year, so far at least six couples have killed their spouses. ... < http://timesofindia.indiatim e s.com/city/jaipur/Regular - counselling-needed-in-present - day-stressful-life/articlesho w /9804424.cms >

School edu dynamicschanges for good Times of India "A teacher can best impart knowledge, howsoever advanced it may be, to the student only when there exists a strong human relationship. As long as this relationship is based on mutual trust and respect, it should be encouraged. ... < http://timesofindia.indiatim e s.com/city/patna/School-edu - dynamicschanges-for-good / articleshow/9864975.cms >

Diet and Mental Health Home > Help & Information > Mental Health A-Z > Diet and Mental Health Most people are aware that a healthy diet is important to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other physical health problems. Recent evidence also suggests that good nutrition may be just as important for our mental health and that a number of mental health conditions may be influenced by dietary factors. There is not enough evidence to draw any firm conclusions yet about the effects of diet on mental health, but the evidence does suggest that a healthy diet protects our mental health. While a healthy diet can help recovery, it should sit alongside other treatments recommended by your doctor. Healthy eating on a budget A healthy diet can be more expensive. Fish, fruit and vegetables can be particularly pricey. However, by cutting down on sugary drinks and snacks, takeaways and alcohol, you can save money so you can buy healthier foods. Take care to buy o