By Ellen Nguyen, Medium As a young woman who wanted long-lasting love, I struggled to identify a man’s intention with me and ended up falling for guys who wasted my time and hurt my feelings. Now that I’m happily engaged and have observed many successful marriages as well as failed relationships around me, I could […]
By Linda N. The state of employment in the United States of America’s Pre-COVID 19 is a far cry from what it has become in over ten months. According to a report by Amara Omeokwe in the Wall Street Journal (2020), in early 2020, women constituted more than half the workforce, with over 40% as […]
Once your relationship has progressed past the exciting early days, it can be tricky to take a step back and assess whether your relationship is a healthy one. You may still view your partnership through rose-tinted glasses and shrug off little niggles about his or your own behavior. If you have had problematic relationships in […]
No money, no love. Can’t make love on an empty stomach. No matter the point in time, money problems and financial difficulties are always at the center of discord. It affects our bottom line, health – mental, physical and emotional – and our relationships. Now, we have the added stress and anxiety of the pandemic. […]
By Chirlane McCray One survivor used the word “red” in telephone calls with her best friend when she and her children were in trouble. A family living with an abuser placed a photo in a window visible from the street – when the photo was not visible it meant they were in trouble. Another survivor […]
By BlackNews Nationwide — Sylvester Ofori, a Ghanaian pastor from Orlando, Florida, shot and killed his wife, Barbara Tommey, after reportedly discovering that she was having an affair with another man who is a member and choir director at his church. She was also reportedly pregnant with his child. According to YEN, some reports are circulating the […]
By Jackie Wielick, Estes Therapy After over 40 years of research, Dr. John Gottman has seen four main predictors of divorce and unhappy relationships. Divorce or separation doesn’t come without warning. You or your partner isn’t going to go to sleep completely happy with your relationship and then wake up the next morning and think […]
By Estes Therapy Learn how to Trust Him You don’t want to be “that” girlfriend who is extremely jealous and seen as crazy. With some education and self-evaluation, you can become more secure in yourself and your relationship, and learn how to stop being jealous. Let’s tap into how we can control jealous feelings so […]
Social distancing and movement restrictions aimed to stop the spread of the coronavirus appears to be making violence in homes more frequent, more severe and more dangerous. As thousands of families spend weeks at home confronting the challenges of a global pandemic compounded by mounting financial and emotional stress, law enforcement officials and nonprofits that […]
By Mary Campbell
They say, “Charity begins at home.” Well, hell can also be at home. “Home” can be the word where there is fear, anxiety, anticipation of what’s coming, suffering—domestic violence. That violence can be physical, mental, and emotional. The Coronavirus pandemic demands that we stay at home. But for many, added to the fear of the […]