Adam Galovan who works for the University of Alberta's Faculty of Human Ecology told the Edmonton Journal “In our results, [the perception of humilty in your spouse] was the strongest predictor of marital satisfaction.”
He further said: “Humility is thinking less of yourself and thinking more of others, so the focus should really be focusing on being caring and compassionate for one’s partner,” he said. “In the end, this likely would lead to them reciprocating and doing things that would make you satisfied about your relationship.”
Read the full article from the Edmonton Journal here (which also has a nice video clip that I was unable to embed)
12 September 2016
10 September 2016
Book Review: Violence Against Women: Vulnerable populations
Author: Douglas A. Brownridge, PhD
Publisher: Routledge (New York)
Audience: Front-line workers, Social workers, Researchers/Academics in Social Sciences
Subject: Women at risk of violence
Summary: Brownridge is a family violence expert and he outlines, through research, women that are most at risk for violence: cohabitation, post-seperation, step-families, aboriginal, immigrant, disabilties and renting. While he acknowledges that not all women in these situations may be abused, they are at higher risk; and adds that any woman could be the victim of abuse. There is a lot of information and graphs condensed on each page.
Score: 7/10 - highly recommended if working with vulnerable women. (I am biased because Brownridge was one of my professors at the University of Manitoba)
Amazon: $40.62 on Kindle
08 September 2016
Tips to help with panic attacks
Here are ten tips, some may work for you, some may not, to help when an anxiety panic attack hits:
- Have an exit plan
- Have someone you can count on ready to call
- Spend time with your pet
- Interact with water
- Have a tranquilizer with you
- Give yourself a massage
- Forward bend
- Stare at yourself in the mirror
- Go for a walk
- Laugh
Read the full article at Healthy Place.
07 September 2016
06 September 2016
Conversation starters about technology use in a current or forming relationship
Katherine Hertlein, associate professor of psychology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and co-author of The Couple and Family Technology Framework urges couples to have an explicit conversation about how to manage tech use. The ideal time to do it is when two people become serious about their relationship. Since technology is always changing, however, it's necessary for all couples. Here are discussion points:
From Psychology Today.
- What are your expectations about tech use by your partner and by you?
- Exactly what kind of contact does each partner regard as cheating?
- What is appropriate to disclose about the relationship; about your spouse?
- Do you exchange passwords or not?
- Do you tell your partner whom you are texting?
- When is it OK to be anonymous online?
- What, if any, places in the home are off-limits to electronic devices?
- What are rules for use in the car?
- When is it OK to post photos of your children?
- How much checking on each other is OK?
From Psychology Today.
03 September 2016
Book Review: For All Eternity: Practical tools for strengthening your marriage
Author: John L. Lund
Publisher: Covenant Communications (American Fork)
Audience: Dating or Married Latter-Day Saints, Mormons
Subject: Tips on improving your marriage on a daily basis
Summary: In a marriage guide book tailored to the Latter-Day Saints, Lund shares the differences found in a marriage and recommends ways to create common ground. In particular his book circles around his defintion of Love Languages that we seek acceptance, affection and appreciation through either physical touch, verbally or visually (different from the 5 Love Languages). He is practical in how to learn your love language and style, while then being able to communicate that language and other languages to a spouse.
Score: 7/10
Amazon: $2.58 on Kindle
01 September 2016
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