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Connie Rae is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State. I am in the "semi-retired" mode, and interested in sharing, through writing, some of the expertise I have accumulated through the years. I have always "been a writer(!)" - a storyteller,

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Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) How to forgive your spouse: 1 of 26
I read a book a number of years ago entitled "Forgive and Forget." I understand what the author was trying to say - it was actually a very good book, but I have come to believe that forgiving, and remembering is by far the strongest tool in our marriage 'fix-it' kit. There are many things that spouses forgive each other for ... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Soul mates: Do they really exist?: 3 of 48
Soul mates exist - in romance novels. Rarely in real life. A basic fact of life is that each of us desires to be loved. We are led to think by the societal forces that suround us, that somewhere "out there" the perfect person for me is just waiting to be found. Another basic desire is, to love. In our quest to be loved, and ... More..
Style & Beauty > Business & Formal Clothing What you should never wear when going to work: 2 of 13
Work is many different things to many different people. The farmer going out to plant his crops, or who works for someone else in the field, wears very different clothes than the wall street executive walking into his high-rise office building. The person working on their computer from home might be wearing pajamas (or less!... More..
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders How to handle anxiety and panic attacks: 1 of 6
As a mental health professional, I work with persons often who are suffering from the effects of worry, anxiety, and panic attacks. It is important for the individual who feels overwhelmed by these feelings to understand some things about themselves. Most important is to know that they are experiencing physical symptoms they... More..
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) An overview on how marriage counseling works: 2 of 11
As a licensed mental health professional, I work with many couples who are in crisis in their marriage. Sometimes it is because there is a real underlying mentl health condition that interfers with establishing healthy relationships. Sometimes it is because two people, who are very different, become stuck on what they are no... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Toddlers Tips for transitioning a stay-at-home child to day care: 2 of 9
You know the routine. The workday is over. You're on your way to pick up your three year old from the best day care you could find. This is a new experience for your child. Until last month, she was at home with mom, and now ... Now, you are both adjusting. You park your car out in front of the day care and steel yourself fo... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Styles (Other) The importance of mutual respect between parents and children: 3 of 13
Children need certain and specific things in their daily life for healthy growth and development: If these elements are an active part of their daily lives, they will begin to learn the meaning of valuing others, and behaving in ways that express their attitudes toward persons they don't always understand, or agree with - re... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing What are your rules in life: 5 of 15
Rules. Life. Why? There are a significant number of people in any given society that seem to believe any "rules" imposed upon them by someone else, limit their freedom of self expression, require them to live by someone else's standards, or, are, at the very least, , irrelevant. All societies have written or unwritten rules ... More..
Health & Fitness > Childhood Disorders Treating ADHD: Effective behavior modification techniques: 1 of 3
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder impacts perhaps 3-5% of school-age children and their families. Statistics on younger, or older children are difficult to determine. The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) identifies the essential features of this disorder as a persistent pattern of inatt... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights The hope of eternal life: 11 of 27
Hope is the one thing that keeps us going in a world often filled with disappointment. For some, the world is a constantly unhappy place. For some, life may be a moment to moment existence, with threat of annihilation imminent. For others, life is simply a dreary day to day rut. But even for those whose lives are relatively ... More..