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How To Set Boundaries When Your Adult Child Keeps Asking For Money
Does your adult son or daughter keep asking you for money? It can feel impossible to say no. Ava's story (from my book How Kind People Get Tough) might sound familiar.Ava, 67, was having problems…
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A Lesson From My Four-Year-Old Granddaughter
This morning, I had a heartwarming chat with my son about my granddaughter. She’s just turned four and is about to start school. He mentioned that she's getting very good at counting, but…
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How To Be More Confident in Speaking Up
"When someone is inconsiderate towards me, I don’t tend to speak up. It feels easier to say nothing because I don’t want to cause a fuss, but later I find myself thinking, ‘Why…
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How To Stop Feeling The Need To Fit In
If someone were to ask you, "Do you want milk in your coffee?" you’d likely speak up with a confident “Yes please” or “No thanks”. When we know our preferences and what matters to…
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Why You’re So Hard On Yourself — And How To Change It
It’s easy to fall into the trap of judging ourselves harshly when we make mistakes or encounter challenges. We tend to think that something is wrong with us or that we’ve failed in…
