Tag Archives: loving relationships

When You Love Yourself, You Let Others Off the Hook

Frequently, when I start to work with a new client, they believe that loving their self is selfish. Nothing could be further from the truth. A more accurate definition of selfish is expecting others to give themselves up and do for you what you can and need to be doing for yourself. Letting Others Off...

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Caretaking: A Covert Form of Narcissism

Caretaking is NOT the opposite of narcissism! I used to think that caretaking was the opposite of narcissism. I thought that narcissists were people who demanded that others give themselves up to care-take the narcissist. I thought that caretakers were people who were programmed to take care of others instead of themselves. I thought that...

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Stop Fighting, Start Loving with Inner Bonding®

If you are in conflict with your partner, then it is likely one of you is a taker and the other is a caretaker, neither loving yourself enough to share love with your partner. Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is a best-selling author of 8 books, relationship expert, and co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding® process –...

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How to Know When to Leave a Relationship

Is it better to leave a relationship when you are happy or unhappy? You might be very surprised at the answer!

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Press Release: SelfQuest® Self Healing CD: Healing from Anxiety, Depression, Guilt, Shame, and Relationship Conflict

Just released! See the Press Release about SelfQuest®! After 12 years in development, bestselling authors Dr. Margaret Paul and Dr. Erika Chopich released a software program that helps people heal. Called a ‘psychologist in a software program’ SelfQuest is a self healing CD to help you find joy, fulfillment, and loving relationships.

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