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Julie Shafer

Challenges of Setting Boundaries in Toxic Relationships

Setting boundaries is particularly difficult if you are in a toxic or abusive relationship. Here are some tips for setting boundaries in…

Jul 8, 2024

Challenges of Setting Boundaries in Toxic Relationships

Jul 8, 2024

How to Tell if You Are Being Selfish

Let’s talk about selfishness — what it is and how to tell if you are being selfish. It’s a concern I frequently hear from my clients.

May 27, 2024

How to Tell if You Are Being Selfish

May 27, 2024

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Holding a Grudge vs Setting Boundaries

Recently, the teenage daughter of a client of mine accused her mother of holding a grudge against her grandmother (my client’s mother). My…

May 12, 2024

Holding a Grudge vs Setting Boundaries

May 12, 2024

Are you in a Blame Game | Overcoming the Blame Cycle in Relationships

I have a client who fights with his wife A LOT. And, neither one of them seems to be able to stop the fights.

May 4, 2024

Are you in a Blame Game | Overcoming the Blame Cycle in Relationships

May 4, 2024

5 Ways Human Nature Makes Change Hard

How human nature trips us up when we try to change a habit and what to do about it.

Mar 11, 2022

5 Ways Human Nature Makes Change Hard

Mar 11, 2022

How to Make Resolutions Easier to Keep

The hopefulness a person feels when they set an intention to make a change is really a love affair with the potential of what could be.

Jan 1, 2022

How to Make Resolutions Easier to Keep

Jan 1, 2022

The problem with self-help

Self-help is great when it is helpful, but becomes a problem if you fail to keep up with advice and use your failure as evidence…

Oct 31, 2021

The problem with self-help

Oct 31, 2021

Could being curious help your relationship?

Child’s play is something anyone can do, and yet usually, only children do it. We equate child’s play with something simple and easy…

Jul 13, 2021

Could being curious help your relationship?

Jul 13, 2021

Women of the Mayflower

March 1st marks the beginning of Women’s History Month. It also prompted me to think about the history of women in the founding of this…

Mar 8, 2021

Women of the Mayflower

Mar 8, 2021

Two Easy Suggestions for Making Valentine’s Day Special

Many people dismiss Valentine’s Day as a Hallmark holiday. But, let’s think about this for a minute. It’s a lot more than just a…

Feb 19, 2021

Two Easy Suggestions for Making Valentine’s Day Special

Feb 19, 2021

Julie Shafer

Julie Shafer

Psychologist, coach, author. Helping you have happy relationships. Your happiness. Your Way. www.DrJulieShafer.com

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