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Author Archive for William R Colagrande MS – Page 6

Alice in Valentineland

By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0) · Monday, February 11th, 2013

Valentine’s Day is fast upon us, a time when tokens of affection are exchanged in a virtual orgy of consumerism. The Greeting Card Association estimates that over a billion cards are exchanged annually making Valentine’s Day second only to Christmas (2.6 billion) in card sending popularity. … Read More

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Categories : Relationship
Tags : keeping your relationahip healthy, love, romance, Valentine's Day

Mastering Social Interactions

By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0) · Monday, February 4th, 2013

A lot of people “suffer from the disease of shyness” as the Sylvester Stallone character so aptly put it in the hit film Rocky. According to some research, nearly 50 percent of our adult population, more than 140 million people, consider themselves to be chronically shy to the degree that it presents a problem in some aspect of their … Read More

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Categories : Community Building
Tags : building community, building social confidence, communicate with people, interacting with others, meet new friends, overcoming shyness

A Brief History of Fainting

By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0) · Monday, January 28th, 2013

Oh my, I’m feeling rather faint. These or similar words were uttered with much greater frequency back in the late nineteenth century than they are in modern times. Back then women, particularly those of the genteel upper class, were swooning with monotonous regularity. What are the factors that contributed to all this prodigious passing out that seem to have disappeared … Read More

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Categories : General Interest
Tags : corsets, fainting, genteel personality types

Forty-three minutes a Day to a Happier Marriage

By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0) · Thursday, January 24th, 2013

It’s important to let your spouse know you care about them. Here are some simple ideas of how to do it.… Read More

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Eye of the Beholder

By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0) · Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

How many people who you encounter each day do you think are jerks? Most folks would say quite a few. Well, in this piece, I show how your expectations can add to the problem or work toward a solution.… Read More

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Categories : Community Building
Tags : community building, influencing others, self-fulfilling prophesy

So I Married a Workaholic

By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0) · Monday, January 7th, 2013

The notion of workaholism or of being a workaholic has no true technical foundation in the study of psychology. These terms usually carry negative connotations in that they are perceived as bringing suffering to one’s family and/or personal life. The terms are a play on the word alcoholic and did not enter the vernacular until the 1990s.… Read More

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Categories : Relationship
Tags : coping with a workaholic, dealing with a workaholic, husband workaholic, wife workaholic, workaholic spouse, workaholism

Handling the Holiday Blues

By William R Colagrande MS · Comments (0) · Monday, December 17th, 2012

The Holiday Season is upon us. While for most people it is a fun time spent with family and friends, for some, particularly anyone who has suffered a loss during the past year, it can be a time of struggle. If you, or someone you know, struggles with the coming of the Holidays, the following information and specific tips for … Read More

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Categories : Personal Growth
Tags : dealing with the holidays, dealing witth depression over the holiday season s, handling the holiday blues, handling the holidays, overcoming holiday depression
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