by Kim Olver | Aug 16, 2018 | Relationships, Self-Development, Self-growth
Quality time . . . what is it, really? Gary Chapman says it’s one of his 5 Love Languages, but if it isn’t your language, how do you know what it is or how to give it to another person? Early on in life, most of us learned something called The Golden Rule: Do unto...
by Kim Olver | Feb 22, 2018 | Relationships
It seems the two most difficult jobs in life are creating successful relationships with our significant others and parenting children, yet neither come with any formal training. It’s as if people believe that we are born with an inherent ability to do these two...
by Kim Olver | Feb 14, 2018 | Couples, Relationships
Will you be alone for Valentine’s Day this year? Here are some tips for making it a great day anyway Now that the family holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas are over and we have turned our calendars to a new year, the next worldwide holiday approaching is...
by Kim Olver | Feb 10, 2018 | Relationships
After my husband died, February was the worst month of the year for me. It’s the month of LOVE, but Valentine’s Day suddenly became the worst holiday. The advertisements seemed to be nonstop: buy the one you love this, and take the one you love to that. But I didn’t...
by Kim Olver | Jan 20, 2018 | Couples, Relationships
According to The New Zealand Herald, a new study says “getting irritated about the small things in life is just as bad for your health as eating a poor diet or failing to exercise.” I see couples who stress out about things, large and small, in their...
by Kim Olver | Jan 13, 2018 | Relationships
5 steps to rule your emotions — rather than let your emotions rule you. In doing my research for this article, I found several articles discussing how there really is a thing called “Broken Heart Syndrome” that can be identified in scans of the heart....
