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Laurie Watson: Marriage Infidelity

Sex and relationship therapist Laurie Watson shares tips on how a couple can get their relationship back on track after an affair.

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What not to say to your spouse

Dr. Susan Orenstein shares four different ways couples should not speak to each other.

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C3 Church: Easter

Join C3 Church for one of our 5 Easter Celebration services this weekend. Saturday at 4pm, 6pm or Sunday at 8:30am, 10:30am and 12:30pm. I can’t wait to celebrate with you that Jesus is alive. Our team has been working hard getting ready for this weekend and I know that many are going to find real hope this Easter. That’s what the resurrection is all about! Finding real hope that only comes from Jesus.

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Fixing Sexual Problems in Marriage

Sex Therapist Laurie Watson discusses the primary relational cause of sexual problems in marriage and how to get past them. Read more in Laurie's blog.

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Why We Celebrate Anniversaries

Certified Sex Therapist Laurie Watson explains the significance of celebrating anniversaries and shares her tips on how to make them exciting.

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Teen Dating Advice

Chantal Stepney from Youth Villages shares advice for parents with teens or preteens who are dating.Resource Websites:www.LoveIsRespect.org www.BreakTheCycle.org

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Marriage Advice

Dr. Susan Orenstein of Orenstein Solutions shares advice on how to keep your marriage fresh.

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Beyond Roses For Valentine's Day

Donna Garner from Designs by Donna shows off options other than roses for Valentine's Day.

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Spicing Up Valentine's Day

Valonda and Sharon talk with Certified Sex Therapist Laurie Watson from Awakenings Center. Click here for her ideas to spice up Valentine's Day.

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How To Apologize & Mean It

With Valentine's Day around the corner, many cards and gifts come with three little words plastered on them.. I love you. But couples and families often neglect two little words that have the power to save a marriage or heal a rift between a parent and child….I'm sorry! Apologizing shows commitment when you place your relationship and your partner's feelings ahead of your pride and are able to say "It's more important to me to have your love than to be right." 1) Why is it so hard to utter those two small words? · For some reason, many of us find it very difficult to apologize to our spouses. Those two words "I'm sorry" seem to either get stuck in our throats or come out sounding fake and insincere. This is a phenomenon that affects all relationships, but nowhere is it as widespread as it is in marriage. · What keeps us from apologizing? Pride, self-righteousness, "keeping score," the fear of giving in, the fear of looking weak, the fear of losing face. The underlying current beneath all of this is pride. And when we have to admit that we're wrong - which means that we're admitting that the other person is right - that pinches us right where it hurts. It deflates our self esteem. · Many people focus too much on trying to figure out who is "right" and who is "wrong" or who is to blame. · Also common for individuals to be oblivious to the hurt they cause their partner, either because they are so focused on how their partner hurts them or because they are simply too preoccupied to notice how their behavior affects their partner. · Fear of admitting you're wrong: It's hard for most of us to admit when we're wrong. Saying "I'm sorry" would mean admitting that we behaved badly. How to say "I'm sorry" and mean it: Apologizing is a skill. There is more to apologizing than just saying, "I'm sorry." There are actually five elements that need to be covered in order for an apology to be truly effective: 1) Acknowledge what you did. If you're not sure, here's a great solution - ask! 2) Acknowledge the effect it had (or must have had) on your spouse and on his/her feelings. 3) Express your regret. 4) Express your resolve

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Family Day

We talk about National Family Day and what you can do with your family to recognize this important institution.

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Intimacy During the Holdays

Certified Sex Therapist Laurie Watson gives us advice on keeping the romance alive during the busy holiday season.

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Your Child's Mental Game

Getting Your Child’s “Mental Game” on! by Dr. Kristen Wynns As parents, we often put in many hours on the sidelines at practices and games shouting out encouragement and cheers to our children. We huddle in the cold, sweat in the sun, and drink bad coffee all in the spirit of “being there for our children.” However, it’s frustrating to watch your child struggle with a lack of confidence or “under-performance” when you know he or she can do better. Children, like adults, often struggle with the “mental game” of a sport. If you ask top athletes what percentage of the game is mental versus physical, many will tell you the game is mostly psychological. Yet most coaches and parents focus on the physical aspects of training. What team practice has children practicing positive visual imagery or taking deep breaths? Encouraging children from a young age to focus on the mental and psychological aspects of the game can set children up for successful athletic endeavors through high school, college, and beyond. Parents can look to sports psychologists for ideas on how to improve their child’s mental game. Fortunately, these tips are not “rocket science” and can be easily understood, even from a child as young as seven or eight. Encourage your child to: Visualize success! Most coaches preach the line that sports are 90% mental and only 10% physical. Hence, numerous athletes are turning towards visual imagery to take their game to the next level. Have children and teens close their eyes and mentally practice specific performance skills, problem solve, and review and analyze their performance. Visual imagery can improve confidence and positive thinking, while also controlling anger and anxiety. Practice relaxation: Most children (and adults) don’t know how to take a proper deep breath. Especially when anxious or excited, we tend to take rapid, shallow breaths from our chest. Encourage your child to take deep breaths from his diaphragm. Younger kids can be taught to “smell the roses” when inhaling and “blow out birthday candles” when exhaling. Talk to themselves: Self talk is an invaluable skill for successful athletes. As a bonus, developing good self-talk habits can ward off depression and anxiety when the child gets older. Challenge your child to pay attention to her thoughts during a tough game. She might notice she has thoughts like “We’ll never catch up” or “I’m playing terribly.” Ask her to replace the negative thoughts with more adaptive and positive thoughts, (i.e., “It’s never too late to turn the game around.” “I will focus on my game, not the other team.”) Set goals: Instead of setting vague goals like, “I will have a good season” ask your child to list three specific goals for per season. For example, a tennis player might list: 1) I will improve to first or second seed 2) I will win at least six of my eight games 3) I will master the backhand spin. Once your child recognizes the power of the mind, he or she can reach new levels in sports and life!

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Amy McCready: Raising Gracious Children

We tend to focus on gratitude more during the holidays but a few simple strategies we can foster an attitude of gratitude throughout the year. Research from the University of California at Davis showed that grateful people report higher levels of happiness and optimism -- along with lower levels of depression and stress. We all want kids who are grateful, but they aren’t born thankful and gracious – it has to be taught. If that’s not enough – your child’s normal development can make it even more challenging - toddlers by definition are self-centered and teens naturally individuate and break away from their parents. Fortunately, the following five strategies will foster an attitude of gratitude in your house: 1. Encourage generosity with a “Get One-Give One” policy. When you get a new toy – you find one that you can give to someone less fortunate. Same thing with clothes – get a new pair of jeans or shoes – find one to give to someone else. Be sure to personalize it – who do you think will wear these jeans? What do you think her life is like? How do you think she’ll feel when she gets these new jeans or new toy? Connecting your donation to a real person makes it more real for your child. 2. Insist on Thank You Notes. With the holidays around the corner, it’s a great time to reintroduce the practice of handwritten thank you’s. Younger kids can draw a “thank you picture” and older kids can write personalized notes – by hand. Handwritten notes are always preferred but email thank you’s are okay for kids ages 16 ad up. An email thank you is better than no thank you at all! 3. Serve Others. There’s nothing like serving those less fortunate to help you realize how much you have to be grateful for. Younger kids can help you prepare a meal for a sick neighbor. School age kids can begin serving in the community. If you’re not sure what to do – call any church or faith-based organization in the city and ask them about their community service projects that your family can get involved in. 4. Make gratitude a daily ritual. Take time on a daily basis - at dinner or at bedtime - to say 3 things you are thankful for. Remember – research proves that people who are grateful are happiest. Maximize your family’s happiness by saying OUT LOUD those things for which you are most thankful. 5. Say "NO" Kids who have everything are rarely grateful. Kids who always get their way believe that the world revolves around them. Take comfort in knowing that by saying “NO” to your kids – whether it’s about stuff or enforcing a family rule – you are doing them a favor and fostering an attitude of gratitude and appreciation.

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Alzheimer's Association

November is national Alzheimer's disease awareness month and national family caregivers month. Joe Franco is the associate director of advocacy for the national office of the Alzheimer's Association and he talked to Valonda on the organization's efforts and how you can get involved.

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Barry Borgeson: Auto-Self

Author Dr. Barry Borgerson, is a departure from self-help. Instead, it recognizes that we all need help to reach goals because self-help rarely produces the results we desire.The key tenets of the book:Our mind works in two modes: an automatic mode (auto-self) and a thinking mode (thinking-self). Our auto-self drives the majority of our behaviors and controls more aspects of our success than most people realize. Our thinking-self establishes intentions in the form goals, plans, and tasks. Unless we get both working together, we can sabotage our success - and fulfillment.

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Intimacy & House Guests

A link from Laurie Watson's blog Married and Still Doing It on this topic at Psychology Today: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/married-and-still-doing-it/201012/sex-my-mother-in-law-s-are-you-kidding called “Sex at my Mother-In-Law’s, Are You Kidding?”

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Grief and the Holidays

It is a wondrous time of year with holidays forth coming, but sometimes people get paralyzed by grief from different types of losses such as divorce, disaster, death of loved ones, family members who are mentally and physically ill, as well as events such as moves from familiar surroundings and family. This presents difficulties in life experiences as all of the world around them is celebrating! Susan S. Miller, PhD, LPCS, NCC, BCPCCClinical Director, Psychotherapist, and Creativity CoachBoard Certified Professional Christian Counselor

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