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Dealing with Change in the Workplace
	With Corporate restructuring and downsizing, it can be emotionally difficult to adjust to all the changes that can take place. Get some strategies to survive and thrive in midst of all of the change.

Violence in the Family
	Learn about the statistics for family violence in BC and what violence is. Checkout some valuable links on what to do if you feel caught in an abusive relationship.

Extra-Marital Affairs
	As much as some people may say "Variety is the spice of life", it certainly does not apply when it comes to extra-marital affairs. Learn about the impact of an affair and what you r options are.

Blended Families: How do you make them work?
	Many couples feel like they are hitting their heads against a wall to try and make their step family situation work. But, they need to learn some important dynamics within step families before constructive change can take place. Find out how to avoid some pit falls of blended families.

Conflict Resolution - The Four Strategies For Finding Solutions
	Learn the four basic ways for couples to be able to work through a conflict. Pick the way that is most appropriate for your situation and start finding solutions as a couple.

Internet Infidelity
	Learn about this important topic for a new millennium. The article answers such questions as: "How can it be an affair if it’s not physical?", "Why is the Internet so alluring?", "Why is an Internet affair unwise?", "How do I know if I am already in too deep with an Internet relationship?", "What can I do if I find myself being involved in Internet Infidelity?", "What can I do if my partner is having an inappropriate relationship over the Internet?" and "How Can We Protect Our Relationship?"

Alcoholism: A Family Disease
	Learn about how to tell if alcoholism may be an issue in your family and what you can do about it.

Dealing with Emotional Triggers: Taking Back Your Life
	Learn about emotional triggers, what they are, how they can impact your life, and what you can do about them.

Top 10 Tips For Balancing Work and Family
	Sometimes it can be difficult to keep everyone happy in your life. Balancing work and family life are important to emotional and relationship health. Find out some tips on how to get that balance for yourself.

Top 10 Holiday Survival Tips
	The Christmas Holidays can be one big stressful hectic hassle. Learn how you can make this year different so that the meaning of the season enriches your life and the life of your family.

Enhancing Your Relationship Through Goal Setting
	Any couple can get to the point where they feel that life has taken over and is running them rather than the other way around. It is not uncommon for a couple's relationship to begin to feel stagnant because each person in the relationship is so busy taking care of the "nitty-gritties" of life that they lose the overall purpose of their relationship. They end up in "survival mode" taking each other for granted. How can they establish new meaning within their relationship without blaming each other for personal disappointments? The answer - Goals!

The Six Love Traps: Avoid Them and Improve Your Relationship
	Many couples can have great difficulties in their relationship due to the fact that they too have very different meanings of what "love" is. In it’s general sense, most people would agree upon a clear definition, but when working it out within a personal relationship it can get a whole lot trickier. There are common love traps that couples can fall into that can easily hurt their relationship. Below are six common traps that I see all the time. Check to see which ones may impact your relationship.

Dealing with Life Uncertainty: Seven Strategies For Success
	Life has many ups and downs. There are times in our lives when it can feel like life has control of us more than we have control over our own lives. Uncertainty usually brings up feelings of being out of control, fear, anxiety, worry, self-doubt, depression, and sometimes can even feel totally overwhelming. So, what do you do? Consider these seven strategies to not allow the uncertainty to rule your life.

Humour is No Joking Matter: Five Tools To Gain More of It In Your Life
	We all need humour in our lives. Laughter is a wonderful way of dealing with the stress and pressure we have in our lives. Learn some strategies to find more humour in your life.

Eight Ways to Unintentionally Hurt Your Family: Learn How to Avoid Them
	We love our families and want the best for our children, but we don't always do things that are best for them. In is not uncommon for couples who are raising a family to unintentionally bring harm to the very one's they love the most. See if any of these eight things are unintentionally a part of your family.

The Family Council: Learn How to Have Successful Family Meetings
	One of the best ways for getting everyone's oar in your family pulling in the same direction is through a tool called a "Family Council". It's a meeting where everyone, even the youngest child, has a voice in solving problems, planning for the future and setting the family's priorities. Learn how it can work for you.

Strategies for Dealing with Uncertainty for You and Your Family
	Uncertainty can cause a great deal of stress for workers and their families. Our children do not go untouched by it all, as they sense and know more than we give them credit. They too feel the uncertainty. If they feel that a change shakes the family stability, they may negatively act out their feelings. This leads to parent-child conflict and greater family tension. Anticipated change can also trigger anticipated loss and grief. So, what can a family do to cope during a time of transition, uncertainty and stress? Here are 8 strategies for you and your family to consider.

Effective Listening, Effective Talking
	"Listening" seems such an easy thing to do we usually assume we have a natural-born talent for it. Unfortunately, it just isn't so. Active listening means staying really focused on what someone is saying. It's a skill that doesn't come naturally, but it is easily learned and it works just as well with children as it does with adults.

Creative Conflict Resolution For Your Family
	Conflict is a normal, healthy part of every relationship. If there is no conflict, it would mean that there were no differences of opinion; no independent thinking. It's normal, but that doesn't mean it isn't stressful, particularly between parents and children. Learn a strategy to work through your family conflict.

Celebrate Family - National Family Week
	Learn some great ideas for how you can celebrate your family!

Forgiveness: The Choice To Let Go For Healing
	Some hurts go deep and we can carry these hurts for a long time, continuing to have them impact our lives in negative ways. Learn about what forgiveness is and isn't and how it may bring healing in your own life.

Beating Negative Self-Talk Before It Beats You
	Learn about negative self-talk and how it can negatively impact your life. Learn an important tool which allows you to combat the negative thinking in your life and begin feeling good about yourself.

Strategies For Coping With World Event Trauma
	Learn about 11 strategies for helping to cope with with the world tragedy of September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. Learn what you can do and how you can also help your children in dealing with the trauma.

Strategies For Beating Worry, Before It Beats You!
	There is always something to worry about. Even if most of your life is going well, worry has a way of finding something to focus on and can rob us of all the joy within our lives. Life can be difficult enough without the added stress of worry. Worry can drain us of our energy and joy within our lives. Implement these ten worry-busting strategies to not let worry get the better of you.

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