Point Roberts News (Washington, United States)

This free download at www.thecounsellors.com is entitled "Creative Solution Development," describing practical steps for resolving problems and conflicts for individuals, couples, and groups in families, organizations, and nations.

Download this free book at counsellorpublishing.com for detailed examples of healing words and statements often used by counselors and therapists.

The Step and Blended Family Institute and Blended-Families.com announce a FREE Step Dating Teleconference on January 22, 2009 starting at 9 pm EST. Topics to be addressed include: conscious dating, relationship building.

Author Jacquelyn Fletcher provides professional skill tips for career women turned new stepmoms during an interview on January 15, 2009 at 9pm EST.

Adult stepfamilies can be heartwarming when parents and adult children work together as a healthy & happy family unit. Grace Gabe, M.D. & Jean Lipman-Blumen, Ph.D. explains helpful strategies stepfamily members need to deal with common anger issues.

Younger couples with kids, who remarry, face various stressors which tend to dilute the energy of the adult relationship. In Step Wars by Grace Gabe & Jean Lipman-Blumen describe five common anger issues affecting the dynamics of adult stepfamilies.

Remarriage for couples with adult children often represents a welcome chance at a happy relationship. Grace Gabe and Jean Lipman-Blumen in their book, Step Wars provides encouraging advice and strategies for stepfamilies.

Many marriages fail because of unrealistic expectations based on assumptions about how men & women should relate to each other. Dr. Scott Haltzman speaks about celebrating the equality of sexes & acknowledging their innate strengths and skills.

Jane Massengill, Director of the Gremlin Taming Institute, shares how to control that discouraging and self-defeating inner voice, called Gremlins, during an interview with Blended-Families.com on Thursday, 31st July, 6pm Pacific Time .

Lions, tigers and bears are not what stresses Dorothy in the schools these days, it's bullying, gangs, and eating disorders according to best-selling author Michelle Farias. Farias will answer questions on a free teleconference call June 30th.