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I can’t trust you. Should I stay or should I go?
It’s a harsh, yet delicate time, when you discover that you have been betrayed by someone you allowed into your heart. As if the depth of pain wasn’t disorienting enough, unchallenged misbeliefs and predetermined stances cause more confusion and trauma by keeping you...
My Trust Is Shattered
The pain of betrayal hits hard. It violates a deeply sacred place within you. The only thing worse than being betrayed is getting trapped in the trauma for years, recycling the painful experience over and over again. Letting ‘what happened to you’, become you. After...
Why would I need to forgive myself?
In my personal quest to create freedom and peace of heart and mind I kept coming across the idea of self-forgiveness; this baffled me. It was one thing to recognize and pardon the misgivings of others with forgiveness. Self-forgiveness, on the other hand, felt...
Forgiveness – The real F-Word
For 15+ years of my life I was stuck experiencing my worst nightmares on repeat. No matter how hard I worked to control everything around me, I couldn’t break free. In the thickness of a dark despair I made peace with death. It was like a superpower. I had nothing to...
Stop running away from fear so it can stop chasing you
I was 12 years old, walking on the streets of London on a summer trip with my family when a dog came off the leash on the other side of the street. A commotion ensued with the dog-mom, a middle-aged woman, nervously chasing the dog in a fast-walk like fashion,...
Can You Be Just Friends With Someone You Are Attracted To?
I'm getting this question over and over again: Can people who are in love be friends? Can you be friends with someone you are attracted to? Unfortunately, the answer is NO. Here are quite a few reasons why. And I'm going to do different scenarios with you. This will...
How To Have An Unconventional Valentine’s Day 2022
Avoid Fighting or Upsets- Creative Ways To Love An Unconventional Valentine's Day in 2022 is just what's needed. We can make a beautiful day like Valentine's Day the celebration of love or we can use it to fight, get disappointed, hurt, confused, and disconnected....
Is Tinder Spoiling Your Chances At Love? How To Use Dating Apps To Find Love
Tinder, Bumble, Zook, and the whole arsenal of dating apps can become a menace when trying to find lasting love. The people looking for a quick hookup overshadow the many people that are looking for love and connection. The seclusion during the Covid-19 pandemic has...
Discernment Counseling and How Marriages Can be Saved Even at the Brink of Divorce
In episode 115 of The Couples Expert Podcast Stuart’s topic is Discernment Counseling with Sanya Bari from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey where she counsels couples in trouble. She works to help them look at their decisions in a new way that allows them to make a less...
Affirmations: What Are They? How Do You Make Them?
Affirmations are love letters to ourselves. Each of them should be detailed enough to make to take you at the moment when you are already enjoying the moment you are trying to manifest or create into your like. They are written in a way that what you desire has...