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When couples decide to merge families and children from one or both partners become part of a new family things can go smoothly or very badly depending on how parent’s prepare for the changes ahead.  In this episode, Alvean and Doug offer their thoughts on the process and strategies for creating inclusion and acceptance. For a full transcript, click here: LL56-Relating to children from a prior relationship

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Ideally as we age together in a relationship we grow closer and stronger.  But people do not always age equally, and how we look at another, our sense of attraction and our acceptance of those changes can sometimes add challenges.  In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk about how those changes can affect couples and how they can learn to grow closer and even more bonded as they age. For a complete transcript, click here: LL55-How has your perspective changed with age?pdf

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Relationships can end for many reasons but one of the most difficult causes is when there is another person involved.  Sometimes that other person is a newborn or a child from another relationship. In this episode, Alvean and Doug discuss the ways in which couples can cope with the array of feelings that may occur and how they can find resolution by redefining their definition of us. For a full transcript; click here: LL54-You, Me and ………