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TRIANGLING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

Social media expands our ability to communicate with a wide and geographically extended audience. But it also brings new ways to fall into the basic traps of relational systems. Here’s Read more
ATTAINING PERSONAL GOALS
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

Would you like something in your life to change? Are you hoping for improved communication or a better relationship with your partner, children or parents? For better health? To complete Read more
GRIEF AT HOLIDAY TIME: COPING WITH A DIFFICULT SEASON
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

A few years ago a friend’s husband died. She dreaded the first holiday season after his death. We are approaching the most difficult time of year for people grieving a Read more
A WORD ON THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF “BREATH”
Author: Mary-Therese B. Dombeck

The word “spirit” derives from the word “breath,” (spiritus in Latin). Literally breath gives life. Figuratively , the word “spiritual” connotes whatever is of central and ultimate importance in all Read more
MAKE AND BREAK AND CELEBRATE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

It’s time for the annual making and breaking of New Year’s resolutions. Whether you are successful or not, there can be a lot of value in this process. It Read more
WHY CHIPPING AWAY AT YOUR PROBLEMS BEATS THE QUICK FIX
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

Like a room with peeling and fading paint, life’s problems have a way of building so slowly it can be hard to notice the point when things go from difficult Read more
ARE YOU TAKING THE DIRECT ROUTE IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

If you want to go to a store down the street, you don’t start by driving around the corner—but many people take detours like this in their relationships. Any relationship—with family Read more
ADDRESS YOUR STRESS
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

Life can feel unpredictable and out of one’s control when suffering from a serious illness or grieving the death of a family member or close friend The loss becomes even harder Read more
COPING EFFECTIVELY WHEN FRIENDS WALK AWAY IN YOUR TIME OF NEED.
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

Life can feel unpredictable and out of one’s control when suffering from a serious illness or grieving the death of a family member or close friend The loss becomes even harder Read more
WHAT CAN I SAY OR DO TO HELP A GRIEVING FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND?
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

When someone we know and care about experiences the death of a close family member or friend, we want to be supportive and offer comfort, but we might not know Read more
WHEN GRIEF OR ILLNESS ENDS A FRIENDSHIP. DOES IT HAVE TO HAPPEN?
Author: Lynn Acquafondata

One of the worst aspects of facing a terminal illness or coping with daily life following the death of a loved one can be losing friendships as a result. I believe Read more