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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Nadia Persun, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist Another marital session with Mary was spent discussing her frustration with her husband. She told once again how he lacks empathy and ability to listen, has poor communication skills and messes up most of the things he does. In the last few months of therapy, her husband [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=325&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Nadia Persun, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist When it comes to Hollywood marriages, it is more surprising when they last versus when they don’t. However, it is still striking when &#8220;forever&#8221; becomes &#8220;forget it&#8221; in just 10 weeks. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries have called it quits. It’s quite stunning that their marriage did [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=318&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Nadia Persun, PhD It’s been a while since they have agreed on anything. They still loved each other and wanted to figure it out. All they needed was a good conversation. In search of a connecting dialogue, they’ve come to a marriage counselor. Unfortunately, their initial therapy session ended up as a triumph [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=312&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I love you. Now, change!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Nadia Persun, PhD She married him because he was hardworking. She was considering divorce because he turned out to be a workaholic who was barely ever home. She loved his smile and sense of humor. Now she was blaming him for being bitter and sarcastic. She appreciated his easy going nature and laid [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=303&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of Family in the Digital Age</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Jeremy Moeggenberg, MA Not too long ago a typical morning would start off with family members climbing out of bed, getting dressed, and conversing around the table as they ate breakfast and discussed their upcoming days. Similarly each evening, the members would again convene to share stories from their day, and share their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=299&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Confident Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 15:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Brittany Mershon, MA One of the questions I am frequently asked as a therapist is, “How can I help my child to be more confident?”  Confidence is a multifaceted concept to address. First, confidence is not a feeling, it’s a commitment. Confidence is not the absence of fear, but rather a commitment to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=295&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Arguments: friends or foes of a marriage?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Nadia Persun, PhD Your marriage is far from perfect. It’s a work in progress, a path seeded with joy and mistakes. But it’s the only chance to try to create more good memories than bad, more joy than grief, and to preserve some enduring sense of happiness along the way. It is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=291&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Relationships 101</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Sharla Vittorio, MA Having meaningful, healthy relationships is fun, challenging, and ultimately what we strive for in our every day lives! They are all about honesty, trust and compromise. Relationships can bring us happiness and improve our physical and emotional health. In fact, through relating with others, we have the potential for personal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=285&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Jeremy Moeggenberg, MA As a therapist working with many adolescents, I have seen the spectrum of problems that families can run across when roles are not well defined.  Many of the adolescents that I see are having problems at school and/or at home, are having issues related to drug or alcohol use, or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=274&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Restless Hearts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Nadia Persun, PhD Remember the movie “The Mexican”, where the character played by James Gandolfini asked the character played by Julia Roberts how hard one should work at rescuing a troubled relationship: “If two people love each other, but they just can&#8217;t seem to get it together, when do you get to that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familybridgesblog.com&amp;blog=11596067&amp;post=267&amp;subd=familybridgeschicago&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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