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When You’re Taking Care Of Yourself, Your Life Is Great

April 18, 2013 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Loving For Keeps marriage cartoon – how to save your relationship: perspective

Codependence can show up in your relationships in many ways. You can improve the health of your relationship if you do things that take care of yourself…

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Take Care Of Yourself

April 13, 2013 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Loving For Keeps marriage cartoon – how to save my relationship: honest truth

Are you taking care of yourself? All people have times of codependence on some level at varying times in their lives. Review this list and see where you stand in the codependent realm.

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More On Codependency

November 10, 2012 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Loving For Keeps marriage cartoon – how to save your relationship: eat healthy food!

Taking care of yourself is your number one priority. You aren’t taking care of yourself if you’re overwhelmed, fearful, depressed, over-reacting, spending most of your time care-giving, needing others to make you feel okay, living a life of shoulds and have tos, having to have everything perfect, not able to make decisions, and so forth.

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Creating Circles of Support

October 5, 2012 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Loving For Keeps marriage cartoon – how to save your relationship: I have help!

When dealing with a long-term, possibly life-threatening illness, get plenty of help, even if you think you don’t need it. When your ill partner has to conserve all of her/his energy for healing, you need to take of yourself, and you won’t be able to if you and the people who are helping are burning out.

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Budget Your Money

August 1, 2012 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Loving For Keeps marriage cartoon – how to save your relationship: purchasing pleasure

Unresolved money issues are why most couples break up. Setting a weekly budget will solidify your relationship. Determine your weekly budget with your partner or on your own. Some couples don’t co-mingle their funds. Others combine their monies but are unable to agree on a figure for their budget.

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Want a vibrant and happy relationship?

You can have it!Find the passion in your marriage with Melissa Smith Baker My name is Melissa Smith Baker. I am a relationship teacher, author, and speaker. My blogs, newsletters, books, classes, and talks use humor and real-life examples to illustrate the challenges inherent in every long-term relationship. Since 2002 I have helped transform thousands of relationships, including my own. And I can help you, too.

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