Real Self Defense Training – Knowing What Is And What Is Not Self Defense Is The First Step!

Learning how to defend yourself is not as easy as many peddlers of self defense books, martial arts videos, and self defense training programs would have you believe. The truth is that, self defense training and the ability to be able to defend yourself against a real-world, violent attacker, is a complex and deep subject. [...]

Rihanna’s “Magic Mood Ring” – Why Has She Refused To Discuss “The Crime”?

Susan Murphy Milano addresses Rihanna’s reactions to Chris Brown. There is a definite buzz more like a criticism of the entertainer Rihanna since her brutal attack of then boyfriend Chris Brown. People have a lot of questions about why she has refused to discuss or even comment on the crime. Like most women involved [...]

Domestic Violence And Rape

When a man loves a woman he expresses it in various ways; the ultimate expression of his feelings of love would be the physical act of love making. When this same physical act of love is turned on its head and used as a weapon to express hate, it speaks for the extreme depths [...]

Domestic Abuse Treatment – Getting Your Needs Met Covertly Or Overtly

Have you ever noticed how some people will go out of their way to avoid telling you what they want? And when you least expect it, they lift the veil to reveal their desires. If you are one of these people, you know what I’m talking about. I see this characteristic all too often, [...]

How to Build Self Esteem That Enhances your Self Worth

Self Esteem is the value of your own self or your self worth. Loss of self esteem can occur any time and causes more depression in your life. Loss self esteem may mean that you lose the goal of your life and do not feel like living. The building back of your self esteem [...]

10 Helpful Tips To Improve Your Self-Esteem

Perhaps one of the most important questions in your mind is how to improve your self-esteem. Here are ten tips on how you can improve your self-esteem: 1 – Increase your self-esteem. Try to come up with a list. What aspects of your self do you really want to change? Work on [...]

The Dance of Intimacy: 5 Key Steps for a Closer Relationship

A loving connection is the bedrock of a committed relationship—all couples are trying to find ways to remain emotionally close to one another as they navigate the complexities of life. When people feel deeply connected to their partners, they often describe feeling “complete,” “whole” or fully “understood” by their partners. This is one of [...]

How to Deepen Intimacy Through the Power of Empathic Listening

“I hate having to compete with the TV or computer for my husband’s attention. He used to be such a wonderful listener. I feel like I’m not important enough to him anymore.” ~Jennifer “It’s really frustrating. I’ll tell my girlfriend something and by the next day, she’s forgotten what I said. I’ve given up [...]

Build a Better Relationship: Use Your Emotions to Deepen Intimacy

Whether or not you consider yourself an “emotional” person, there’s no doubt about it: emotions play a central role in your relationship and in building a deeper level of intimacy. When you share your feelings, you communicate directly about your needs and the deepest parts of yourself. Feelings aren’t random–your feelings are in response [...]