Love Wide Open - The art of holding heart space.

There are all kinds of reasons why you may not be in a romantic relationship. Maybe you just got out of a relationship. Maybe you are still healing. There may be times in your life when you just want to be on your own for a while. Maybe…
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Let’s take a look at four of the many types of trauma. Emotional trauma can cause a sense of hopelessness, edginess,  anxiety, an inability to sleep or to focus, and may lead to a pattern of self-neglect.  Many of us experience symptoms of…
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Mother Teresa was and continues to be an inspiration to millions of people for her lifelong devotion to the most vulnerable and neediest people of the world by showing unconditional love, kindness, and compassion. She was an international…
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Let’s start by acknowledging that a lack of sex in your marriage or a sexless marriage does not automatically mean a loss of attraction. There are a number of factors that can cause a couple to stop having sex. Health issues are prominent…
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We spend much of our day creating anxiety by wanting two opposite desires that seem incompatible. When this happens we judge ourselves and elicit guilt over at least one of the opposing desires. Tension is created by having opposite desires…
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Studies show a trend by millennial and Gen Z populations that opt for more casual dating lifestyles than those of older generations.  Lifestyles that choose being single (also called self-partnering) over being in a relationship, or an…
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Do not mistake the fear of success as a fear of trying and failing. Sure, taking the chance in life to be the person you want to be, whether it’s a career move or a relationship move or some other ambition you hold, is a very vulnerable…
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If you’re thinking ‘Tis the season to stress about what to gift this holiday season, take a deep breath, sit back and relax, because Love Wide Open has some ideas for you for each of the zodiac signs! If gift-giving causes you anxiety…
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We’ve heard of the emotional abuse that occurs in domestic violence situations. The way the abuser makes the abused feel worthless and helpless by belittling all that they are. The careful shredding of any glimpse of self-esteem. We’ve…
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Discovering that the person you want to spend the rest of your life with doesn’t like your dog is not an easy situation. As any animal lover will tell you, a pet is like a member of the family. Ideally, your relationship will outlive your…
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