http://www.chestnuthillinstitute.com/blog/286 w h e n y o u ' r e r e a d y t o m a k e r e a l c h a n g e s Fri, 18 May 2012 06:18:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.chestnuthillinstitute.com/blog/286#comment-3453 Charles Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:05:07 +0000 http://www.chestnuthillinstitute.com/blog/286#comment-3453 GREAT idea. And OMG I can't believe that, as a family therapist, I forgot to mention it. BUT I gotta say: please don't make the mistake we talk about in both The Weekend Marriage and The Emotional Energy Factor. Do NOT confuse family time with couple time with personal time. They're not the same. Family time is great and can be very rewarding, but it does not strengthen your marriage. And couple time is essential for the health of your marriage, but it still doesn't necessarily mean you are taking care of yourself. Now none of this has to take a lot of time, but you can't totally drop the ball here either. GREAT idea. And OMG I can’t believe that, as a family therapist, I forgot to mention it. BUT I gotta say: please don’t make the mistake we talk about in both The Weekend Marriage and The Emotional Energy Factor. Do NOT confuse family time with couple time with personal time. They’re not the same. Family time is great and can be very rewarding, but it does not strengthen your marriage. And couple time is essential for the health of your marriage, but it still doesn’t necessarily mean you are taking care of yourself. Now none of this has to take a lot of time, but you can’t totally drop the ball here either.

]]> http://www.chestnuthillinstitute.com/blog/286#comment-3447 DrRomance Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:19:25 +0000 http://www.chestnuthillinstitute.com/blog/286#comment-3447 Great article! Thanks for sharing a great idea to make taking care of my own personal life a new job. How about making taking care of my family a new job as well. Making sure that we do something meaningful and fun together every week instead of just filling it up with more work. Great article! Thanks for sharing a great idea to make taking care of my own personal life a new job. How about making taking care of my family a new job as well. Making sure that we do something meaningful and fun together every week instead of just filling it up with more work.

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