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Overcoming Hurtful Words — Interview with Janell Rardon

Lizzy Christian
Articles, Conflict, Dating, Emotions, Engaged, Expectations, For Her, For Him, Interviews, Issues, Married, Practical, Relationship, Relationships
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In Janell Rardon’s book, Overcoming Hurtful Words, she challenges readers to “reflect, reframe, and reauthor” their thinking to thrive in all areas of life. Focusing on the foundational importance of communication in marriage, I asked Janell, a Board Certified Life Coach, about the power of words in marriage, finding hope in trying times, and where…

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Stashing Secrets

It’s hard to stash a shopping bag of secret contents into a closet from the early 1900’s. These closets are sometimes wide but never deep. Stash it low and the bag peeked out from behind disheveled shoes. Stash it high and my six-foot man was sure to be eye-level. I heard footsteps in the hall…

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Sometimes You Just Need Someone To Listen

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Articles, Communication, Dating, Emotions, Engaged, Expectations, For Her, Friendship, Issues, Issues & Culture, Married, Practical, Relationship, Relationships
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I was having a tough day. It was just a day where my emotions were feeling raw. I was frustrated and discouraged over some thing and the tears came quickly to my eyes all day. And I mean alllll day! I tried to put on a brave face and not act wimpy. I didn’t want…

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Recognizing Abuse in Relationships

Amy and Ben had been dating for a few months when what she termed the “incidents” began. They got into a heated argument, and he grabbed her arm so hard that it left a bruise. The verbal assaults he laid into her soul also left a mark. She was hurt, but he said sorry a…

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Got a Marriage? Got a Mouth?

My husband, Bill, and I have this thing we sometimes say to each other. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it’s one of those habitual, intentional refrains we’ve chiseled into the foundation of our marriage. We don’t write it, we say it… but if we did write it down, and if archeologists were…