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Marriage at a Crossroads... Is It Fixable or Foundational Issues? with Relationship Coach, Dawn Smith communication divorce empowerment is your marriage fixable? marriage crossroads Apr 01, 2025

"  If both people feel like 'my partner's the problem, but I'm doing great...' It's a red flag... it's serious... I have found that the most common red flag I see is, when someone is not willing to take any ownership."

In this episode, expert coach Dawn Smith joins Karen McMahon to dive into m...

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Divorce Roadmap: Living with Your STBX: The Secret to Surviving the Stress with Dr. Dan Thomason communication communication tool navigating divorce soon to be ex stbx Mar 12, 2023

Living with your soon-to-be-ex under the same roof while navigating divorce is incredibly challenging. Holding onto your peace may seem impossible. The most effective way of approaching this challenge is creating healthy boundaries and refining your communication and problem solving skills.

Dr. Da...

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Healthy Romantic Relationships: Fierce Love Demands Fierce Conversations best divorce tips communication conversations fierce love healthy relationships romantic relationships Jul 22, 2022

Welcome back as we continue our conversation around Healthy Romantic Relationships, I am thrilled to be speaking with Susan Scott author of “Fierce Love”, about the essential role of conversations. I was first exposed to Susan’s work about a decade ago, when beginning my divorce coaching career a...

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7 Secrets to Self-Care communication focus health kindness relaxation revitilize self care time Jul 13, 2020

By Lisa Brick


YOU are the kingpin of your life, the main axle, the engine, the foundation…not a significant other, not your kids, not your parents, not your relatives, and not your friends. YOU are the most important person in your life and therefore the primary person to maintain yourself well.  T...

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Creating a Co-Independent Relationship awareness communication companion dating listening patience sex Aug 12, 2013

By Lisa Brick


How possible do you think it is to be in a relationship where you listen and are listened to, intimacy and freedom exist simultaneously, where the sex consistently blows you away, and your partnership is so rewarding you experience it as a privilege?

It is.  As an acupuncturist and...

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