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Dad I Got
Rick Belden’s poetry is brave, raw, shocking – and real. “Dad I Got,” speaks to the conflicted emotions around being a boy with an abusive, emotionally absent father. Dad I Got by Rick Belden he works...
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In the summer of 2009, my wife and I were making plans for having our first child. We started dating as high school freshmen, and in our ninth year together, and after three years of marriage, we were...
View ArticleStaying Put after a Lifetime of Abandonment and Grand Exits
First you’re abandoned, then you live with an urge to flee. I have spent my entire life anxiously ready for things to fall apart. My shoulders are never completely without tension, same for my eyes in...
View ArticleBeing Compassionate and Rescuing: Knowing the Difference
Jennifer Lehr, MFT takes an honest look at her personal experience in a rescuer role in a relationship with a drug addicted partner. She learns to reclaim her own life after discovering and working...
View ArticleIn Marriage, It’s Hugs Before Business
Keith Miller, LICSW shares an intimate look at his marriage to demonstrate a common occurrence for many couples; a focus on life logistics to the extent that one or both feel like a business partner....
View ArticleA Story About Breakup Etiquette
A reader submitted the following tale to the Real Stories section of LoveAndLifeToolbox.com. She shares her creative response to an ex-boyfriend’s plan to breakup with her. He likely thought his...
View ArticleA Holiday Message to Parents Everywhere: What Your Kids Want the Most
I noticed initially this was an ad for Ikea but quickly forgot all about that as I became transfixed with this experiment involving Spanish children and their parents captured on video, writing letters...
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The Ultimate Romance Win
Depression sneaks up on a woman and seeps into a marriage. This is a true story told from her husband’s perspective. He shares the journey and one of their early victories as she started to get the...
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Finding Your Healthy Self to Find a Healthy Other
Relationship Coach, Jenna Ponaman, shares her personal story of finding self-acceptance and authenticity within herself to be open (and finding), the best possible partner for her. Have you ever found...
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