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| long distance relationship support groups: The Long Distance Love Guide Carmen Wilde, 2025-01-24 The Long Distance Love Guide: Keeping Your Relationship Strong and Stress-Free by Carmen Wilde is an essential handbook for couples navigating the intricacies of long-distance relationships. Whether you're new to the distance game or have been weathering the miles for some time, this guide offers practical advice and heartwarming insights to help you maintain a strong and fulfilling connection with your partner. In this comprehensive guide, you'll find: Communication Strategies: Discover effective ways to stay in touch and keep the spark alive, even when you're miles apart. Building Trust and Security: Learn how to establish a solid foundation of trust and navigate the challenges of jealousy and insecurities. Maintaining Intimacy: Explore creative ways to stay emotionally and physically connected, despite the distance. Managing Time Zones and Schedules: Get tips for coordinating your schedules and making the most of your limited time together. Coping with Stress and Loneliness: Find strategies to handle the emotional toll of long-distance love and nurture your well-being. Balancing Personal and Relationship Needs: Achieve a healthy balance between pursuing personal goals and maintaining a strong relationship. Embracing Cultural and Interpersonal Differences: Understand and navigate the unique challenges posed by different cultural backgrounds and personal growth. Support Systems and Community Resources: Build a supportive network to sustain your relationship during tough times. Celebrating Milestones and Special Occasions: Make special moments unforgettable, even when you're apart. Planning Visits and Reunions: Master the art of organizing memorable visits and reunions that strengthen your bond. Handling Transitions and Uncertainties: Adapt to the inevitable changes in your relationship with grace and resilience. Self-Care and Personal Growth: Cultivate self-care practices and personal development to bring your best self to the relationship. Setting Goals and Expectations: Plan for a future together with clear goals and realistic expectations. Case Studies and Success Stories: Gain inspiration from real-life examples of couples who have successfully navigated long-distance love. The Long Distance Love Guide is a beacon of hope, providing couples with the tools they need to thrive despite the miles. With practical advice, heartfelt stories, and expert insights, this guide is your go-to resource for building a love that stands the test of distance. |
| long distance relationship support groups: The Group Donald Rosenstein, Justin M. Yopp, 2018 The Group is inspired by Single Fathers Due to Cancer Program, an innovative program at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. This book integrates for the lay reader poignant narratives from the fathers in the support group with the latest advances in grief resolution, resilience, positive psychology, meaning-making, and post-traumatic growth. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Long Distance Reationships: Build Happy, Healthy, and Stress-free Relationship (Maintain Passion, Love, Commitment and Fun in Your Ldr) Isaac Bernstock , 2022-12-20 This book will show you the best way to have a long-distance relationship, thereby providing you with the right guide to overcome some LDR issues. The easy to follow tips and guidelines stated in this book will help your long distance relationship not just survive the huge gap, they'll additionally help you establish a solid framework for a relationship that is fun, satisfying and fruitful! This book is a guide that covers many aspects of a long distance relationship. It takes a look at how long distance relationships are born, dangers to watch out for, how to keep the flame alive while separated, building communication and trust, battling fighting and jealousy, relocating and immigration issues, and starting a family with your long distance partner. So how should you spend your valuable time? 1) Read snippets of advice on the internet? 2) Keep doing what you’re doing with no measurable change? 3) Go through more stress and strain and still not see a clear difference? None of these options will get you to where you need to be, although they are some alternatives. The most powerful option is learning the basics of making your relationship grow and get even closer via the phone and other modes of communication. This book was written because I found myself in the same place as you. Perhaps you are looking at the book for a friend or a relative who fears their relationship is falling apart. Whatever the reason, the advice given has been tried and tested and works. The book is also split into separate topics to help you to find all of the advice that you need so that your relationship can survive that distance that life puts between you as a couple. If you truly believe that your partner is “the one” and that he touches your heart like no one else, be strong and do not let the distance between you interfere with what the end result could be. Don’t fear your long distance relationship. Embrace it! This gem of a book will show you how. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Couples in Sync William Ubagan, 2024-12-10 Couples in Sync: Effective Relationship Coaching for Lasting Love is a transformative guide designed to help couples build and maintain strong, lasting relationships. Drawing on years of experience as a relationship coach, William Ubagan offers practical advice, proven strategies, and real-life examples to help partners communicate more effectively, resolve conflicts, and grow together. This book goes beyond the typical relationship advice, offering actionable tools that couples can implement to strengthen their connection. Whether you're navigating the early stages of a relationship or looking to deepen an established bond, Couples in Sync provides a roadmap to creating a partnership that not only survives but thrives. With exercises focused on improving communication, understanding each other's needs, and building trust, this book offers a clear path to lasting love. It is a must-read for anyone committed to fostering a relationship based on mutual respect, emotional intimacy, and shared growth. Through the wisdom shared in Couples in Sync, you will discover how to overcome obstacles together, embrace change, and cultivate a relationship that is both fulfilling and enduring. Let this book be your guide to a love that lasts a lifetime. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Unseen-Unheard Amity Pierce Buxton, R. L. Pinely, 2013-06 When presumably heterosexual spouses turn out to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, the unexpected revelation overshadows its devastating impact on their straight wives and husbands. Unseen-Unheard opens the window on their remarkable journeys from trauma to transformation. What would you do if your husband said he'd fallen in love with a man or thinks he might be gay or bisexual, or you discovered your wife's texts, photos, or emails indicating she has a female lover and wonders if she might be lesbian or bisexual? Well, this happens, a shattering reality that at least two million men and women have faced and tried to understand and accept, even as we were unseen and our voices unheard. Who are we? We are husbands and wives left behind when our spouses came out or after we discovered they were gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Shocked and paralyzed, swirling in the devastating wake of our beloveds' revelation, we had to pick up unrecognizable pieces of our former lives and try to reconfigure them without much outside support, recognition, or understanding of the depth of the crisis. Yes, straight spouses typically cope alone with unique issues of sexuality, betrayal, and broken belief systems. Slowly, we redefine ourselves, create new lives, affirm the joy of living, and reap life's infinite possibilities. We invite you to walk with us and experience our journey from the first desperate cries of discovery or disclosure to insights and wisdom gained as we resolve our issues and transform our lives. As you observe and listen, we hope you will embrace the courage, creativity, and resilience of our strength, which we didn't know we had, yet was so powerful that lifelong habits were broken and we uniquely and marvelously became who we were meant to be. About the Authors: Amity Pierce Buxton, her Ph.D. from Columbia University, has taught grades pre-school through graduate school. Member of the American Psychological Association, she serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Bisexuality and the Journal of GLBT Family Studies and on the board of the Catholic Association for Gay and Lesbian Ministry. She wrote The Other Side of the Closet: the Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families and founded the worldwide Straight Spouse Network. Currently, she counsels spouses and couples, conducts research, writes articles and chapters, lectures, and gives workshops on all aspects of the impact of a spouse's coming out in a mixed-orientation or transgender/non-transgender marriage. R. L. Pinely writes, Collaborating with Amity to write this book has been an amazing journey. Absorbing her expertise has been a rare privilege as we lived vicariously through the lives of others and walked in their shoes. As owner of an online support group, I'm so thankful that I have the opportunity every day to pass along her wisdom, insight, experience, and understanding to nearly 3,000 women. Visit the Straight Spouse Network website: www.straightspouse.org |
| long distance relationship support groups: In between Life and Death Lena Kroeker, 2015 This book recounts the stories of 30 expectant mothers living with HIV in Lesotho, and how they made decisions during an uncertain time. Social concerns - such as poverty, familial disruption, limited opportunities, and early infant care - are present during a time in between life and death. Medical and non-medical solutions are found to make this life-changing event a success. Familial care, medical counseling, and ritual practices were combined, yet there were often conflicting demands. In between Life and Death is about the navigation of such conflicts. (Series: Contributions to the Africa Research / Beitrage zur Afrikaforschung - Vol. 61) [Subject: Sociology, Women's Studies, African Studies, Healthcare] |
| long distance relationship support groups: Maintaining Long-Distance and Cross-Residential Relationships Laura Stafford, 2004-12-13 This thought-provoking volume offers an innovative and intriguing approach to the study of long-distance relationships. Author Laura Stafford examines romantic long-distance relationships and then expands the conception of long-distance relationships to include other relational types. She summarizes literature across the social sciences on various types of long-distance relationships and extracts themes and patterns across the relational types. In so doing, she reconsiders approaches to and offers an expanded vision of relational maintenance. By expanding her scope beyond romantic relationships, Stafford includes those that span residences and relational types, such as noncustodial parent-child and geographically and residentially separated adult children and parents. She contends that face-to-face interaction is not necessary to maintain healthy relationships, and questions the assumption that maintaining, rather than terminating, a particular relationship is always best for the involved parties. With its interdisciplinary approach to challenging commonly held assumptions about communication and close relationships, Maintaining Long-Distance and Cross-Residential Relationships will be engaging reading for scholars in communication, psychology, sociology, mass communication, and family studies. It is also appropriate for special topics graduate courses on long-distance relationships and human communication, and will serve as a unique supplemental text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in interpersonal, relational, and family communication and family studies. |
| long distance relationship support groups: The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory Dedeker Winston, 2017-02-07 No one likes a know-it-all, but everyone loves a girl with brains and heart. The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory is an intelligent and comprehensive guide to polyamory, open relationships, and other forms of alternative love, offering relationship advice radically different from anything you'll find on the magazine rack. This practical guidebook will help women break free of the mold of traditional monogamy, without the constraints of jealousy, possessiveness, insecurity, and competition. The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory incorporates interviews and real-world advice from women of all ages in nontraditional relationships, as well as exercises for building self-awareness, confidence in communication, and strategies for managing and eliminating jealousy. If you're curious about exploring group sex, opening up your current monogamous relationship, or ready to “come out” as polyamorous, this book covers it all! Whether you're a seasoned graduate, a timid freshman, or somewhere in between, you'll learn how to discover and craft unique relationships that are healthy, happy, sexy, and tailor-made for you. Because when it comes to your love life, being a know-it-all is actually a great thing to be. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Building Better Bonds Taylor Strongbond, 2023-09-26 Transform your relationships with Building Better Bonds, a practical guide to creating lasting connections and healthy love stories that stand the test of time. Are you looking to enhance your relationships and forge deeper connections with the people who matter most? Building Better Bonds is here to help. Whether you want to strengthen your romantic partnership, fortify family ties, or foster more meaningful friendships, this book offers a roadmap to healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Inside, you'll discover: - Effective communication techniques that bridge gaps and foster understanding. - Strategies for building trust, transparency, and intimacy in your relationships. - Proven conflict resolution methods to tackle issues head-on and prevent recurring problems. - The power of setting and respecting personal boundaries for enhanced connections. - How to identify and nurture your love language for more meaningful affection. - Secrets to maintaining both physical and emotional intimacy as your relationships evolve. - The importance of forgiveness and healing to move past pain and strengthen bonds. - Guidance on navigating significant life changes together and keeping the spark alive over the years. Drawing on the wisdom of scholars, notable figures, and years of research, Building Better Bonds provides practical insights, actionable strategies, and real-life examples to help you create a love story that endures through the ages. Dedication and effort can transform your relationships, fostering deeper connections and a lifetime of love and fulfillment. Whether seeking relationship advice or enhancing all aspects of your connections, Building Better Bonds is your comprehensive guide to building and maintaining strong, healthy, and enduring bonds, get your copy today and journey to more substantial, more meaningful relationships. |
| long distance relationship support groups: OFW Guide Taiwan Jandel Cruz, 2025-01-12 OFW Guide Taiwan: Everything You Need to Know is a thorough and indispensable resource for Filipino workers aspiring to work in Taiwan. Whether you're exploring job opportunities, preparing for your journey, or adjusting to life in a new country, this guide offers vital information, practical advice, and insights to help you succeed and secure a brighter future for yourself and your family. This book covers every stage of the OFW journey in Taiwan—from understanding cultural and legal requirements to securing the right job, managing daily life, and building a support network. It equips you with the tools, resources, and knowledge needed to face challenges confidently and embrace the opportunities that come with working abroad. With topics ranging from language learning and financial planning to connecting with the Filipino community and preparing for your return home, the guide provides clear, actionable advice. It also includes guidance on navigating cultural differences, work ethics, and expectations, helping you adapt and thrive in Taiwan's unique environment. Each chapter is tailored to address the specific needs of Filipino workers, offering practical tips on housing, transportation, communication, and emotional well-being. The book also highlights real-life stories of OFWs who have successfully built their lives abroad, inspiring readers with their experiences and resilience. Whether you're a first-time worker or have prior experience overseas, this guide empowers you to make the most of your journey in Taiwan. It ensures your transition is smooth, your time abroad is rewarding, and your future is full of promise. For Every Filipino Worker This book is a tribute to the courage, sacrifice, and perseverance of Filipino workers worldwide. Through shared stories and practical advice, it aims to provide the support and knowledge every OFW deserves to succeed in their mission and return home stronger and more fulfilled. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Magnetic Partners Stephen Betchen, 2010-05-18 Do you and your partner argue about the same things over and over again? Are you often confused about why your partner is so angry with you? Are things getting worse and worse even though you’ve tried everything you can think of to make them better? In this breakthrough guide to repairing romantic relationships, therapist and marriage researcher Dr. Stephen Betchen presents a powerful new explanation of what leads to this kind of escalating conflict in couples and how you can repair your relationship and find a whole new level of happiness. Based on his extensive experience as a couples’ therapist, Dr. Betchen has discovered that the prevailing idea that opposites attract is wrong. Instead, one of the strongest forces that attracts people to one another is that they share a hidden, inner conflict in their lives—an unconscious struggle within themselves that each of them developed growing up—which he calls a master conflict. The fact that a couple shares a master conflict acts as an almost magnetic force of attraction, but, over time, master conflicts often begin to push a pair apart—many of the very things you most appreciated about each other start to grate on you, producing increasing hostility. The good news is that by identifying the master conflict that you share, you and your partner can take the steps to break the cycle of fighting and come to a new place of understanding and happiness in your relationship. Often, just the realization that you have this hidden conflict acts as a powerful cure, allowing you to appreciate each other once again and to be empathetic about the things that have been irritating you both. From his years of work with couples, Betchen has identified the nineteen most common master conflicts—such as getting your needs met vs. caretaking; giving vs. withholding; commitment vs. freedom; power vs. passivity—and for each he provides vivid stories of couples who have struggled with them, as well as simple tests that help you to: • Identify the core master conflict that is causing your relationship problems • Understand the origins of your conflict and how it drew you to your partner • Diagnose how the conflict is now pushing you apart • Come to new terms with the conflict to save your relationship As Dr. Betchen writes, knowledge of a master conflict is power, and Magnetic Partners is an empowering guide that will help you not only to identify and control your master conflict, but also to bring your relationship to a new level based on deeper understanding, ultimately leading to greater fulfillment and long-term resilience. Partners |
| long distance relationship support groups: Group Work with Populations at Risk Geoffrey L. Greif, Carolyn Knight, 2017 This skills focused group work book equips students and practitioners to address the needs of a wide range of under-served populations. Particular attention is paid to building skills for serving a wide range of social and emotional client needs across the lifespan in a variety of settings. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Handbook of Interpersonal Communication Mark L. Knapp, John A. Daly, 2002-10 The Third Edition of the Handbook of Interpersonal Communication includes eight new chapters and eleven revised from the second edition. Following an introductory chapter, the volume is organized into four parts covering perspectives on inquiry in interpersonal communication, fundamental units of interpersonal communication, processes and functions, and interpersonal contexts. Features include: · Each chapter reviews and updates research in its respective area · Part II examines methodological issues in the field · Includes articles by top scholars in the field of Interpersonal Communication |
| long distance relationship support groups: Relating Through Technology Jeffrey A. Hall, 2020-07-16 This book answers one of the most critical questions of our time, does the vast connectivity afforded by mobile and social media lead to more personal connection with one another? It offers an evidence-based account of the role of technology in close relationships that confronts such pressing questions as where face-to-face communication belongs in this digital age, whether social media is harmful to our well-being, and how online communication spills-over into our offline communication and relationships. Each chapter explores the positive and negative influences of media on relationships, coalescing into a balanced assessment of how technological advancement has altered our connections with each other. By zeroing in on communication with the most important people in our lives and tracing the changes in computer-mediated communication over time, Relating Through Technology focuses the conversation about media on its use in our everyday lives and relationships. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables Park, Jung-ran, Abels, Eileen, 2010-04-30 This book provides interdisciplinary perspectives utilizing a variety of research methods to uncover the fundamental components of computer-mediated communication (i.e., language, interpersonal relations/communication and information technology) which will be discussed in the following section--Provided by publisher. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Wired for Love Stan Tatkin, 2024-06-01 Invaluable for so many partners looking to reconnect and grow closer together. —Gwyneth Paltrow, founder and CEO of goop Stan Tatkin can be entirely followed into the towering infernos of our most painful relationship challenges. —Alanis Morissette, artist, activist, and wholeness advocate The complete “insider’s guide” to understanding your partner’s brain, sparking lasting connection, and enjoying a romantic relationship built on love and trust—now with more than 170,000 copies sold. “What the heck is my partner thinking?” “Why do they always react like this?” “How can we get back that connection we had in the beginning?” If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you aren’t alone, and it doesn’t mean that your relationship is doomed. Every person is wired for love differently—with different habits, needs, and reactions to conflict. The good news is that most people’s minds work in predictable ways and respond well to security, attachment, and routines, making it possible to neurologically prime the brain for greater love and connection and fewer conflicts. This go-to guide will show you how. Drawn from neuroscience, attachment theory, and emotion regulation, this highly anticipated second edition of Wired for Love presents cutting-edge research on how and why love lasts, and offers ten guiding principles that can improve any relationship. This fully revised and updated edition also includes new guidance on how to manage disagreements, as well as new exercises to help you create a sense of safety and security, establish healthy conflict ground rules, and deal with the threat of the third—any outside source which threatens the harmony in your relationship, including in-laws, alcohol, children, and affairs. You’ll find proven-effective strategies to help you strengthen your relationship by: Creating and maintaining a safe “couple bubble” Using morning and evening routines to stay connected Learning how to see your partner’s point of view Meeting each other halfway in a fight Becoming the expert on what makes your partner feel loved By using simple gestures and words, you’ll learn to put out emotional fires and help your partner feel appreciated and loved. You’ll also discover how to move past a “warring brain” mentality and toward a more cooperative “loving brain.” Most importantly, you’ll gain a better understanding of the complex dynamics at work behind love and trust in intimate relationships. While there’s no doubt that love is an inexact science, if you understand how you and your partner are wired differently, you can overcome your differences, and create a lasting intimate connection. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Long Distance Relationships Gregory Guldner, 2004-01-15 If you're in a long distance relationship (LDR) you've probably heard this before. Millions of couples, married or dating, consider themselves long distance, and they struggle with the unique difficulties that come from living apart. Long distance relationships do work. But to be successful you must understand how they differ from other relationships, and you must learn new strategies proven to make a difference. Based on ground-breaking research, Long Distance Relationships will teach you the little-known, but critical secrets to a happy and healthy long-distance relationship. Book jacket. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Care Managers: Working with the Aging Family Cathy Cress, 2009-10-07 Care Managers: Working with the Aging Family addresses the unmet needs of care managers working with aging clients as well as the client's entire family. With its in-depth focus on the “ aging family system, this book fills a gap for medical case managers and geriatric care managers giving them tools to better meet the treatment goals of aging clients and their families, as the older clients move through the continuum of care in institutional based settings or community based settings. Care Managers: Working With the Aging Family uniquely focuses on helping the entire family unit through the process of death and dying, helping midlife siblings to work together to render care to aging parents. It adds proven techniques to the care manager repertoire such as family meetings, forgiveness, technology, and care giver assessment. It offers multiple tools to do an effective care plan so that both the needs of the family and the older client are met. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Living with Dying Joan Berzoff, Phyllis R. Silverman, 2004 The first resource on end-of-life care for healthcare practitioners who work with the terminally ill and their families, Living with Dying begins with the narratives of five healthcare professionals, who, when faced with overwhelming personal losses altered their clinical practices and philosophies. The book provides ways to ensure a respectful death for individuals, families, groups, and communities and is organized around theoretical issues in loss, grief, and bereavement and around clinical practice with individuals, families, and groups. Living with Dying addresses practice with people who have specific illnesses such as AIDS, bone marrow disease, and cancer and pays special attention to patients who have been stigmatized by culture, ability, sexual orientation, age, race, or homelessness. The book includes content on trauma and developmental issues for children, adults, and the aging who are dying, and it addresses legal, ethical, spiritual, cultural, and social class issues as core factors in the assessment of and work with the dying. It explores interdisciplinary teamwork, supervision, and the organizational and financing contexts in which dying occurs. Current research in end-of-life care, ways to provide leadership in the field, and a call for compassion, insight, and respect for the dying makes this an indispensable resource for social workers, healthcare educators, administrators, consultants, advocates, and practitioners who work with the dying and their families. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Desperate House Lies Sally Marcey, 2010-06-16 Affair-Proof Your Marriage Think it couldn’t happen to you? Most women never make a conscious choice to have an affair, yet it happens to even the most active Christians. How? Why? This book takes a look at the series of seemingly harmless choices that can lead you straight down that dangerous, dead-end path. Desperate House Lies exposes eight common myths, including: he’s just my friend so it’s harmless, and my husband doesn’t understand me; I deserve someone better. Personal stories of women who have slipped in their own marriages and want to help you avoid the same devastation, combined with practical, realistic guidance, will equip you to protect your God-ordained union now and for all time. “We highly recommend that every woman read Desperate House Lies. This book could be a breakthrough for your marriage. We have never read a better book on the topic; we couldn’t put it down!” -Dr. Gary and Barbara Rosberg “This book is a must-read for anyone hearing a deceptive whisper, ‘It’s okay to cross the line.’” -Pam Vredevelt Story Behind the Book An alarming number of Christian women are cheating on their husbands today, having never intended to do so. The consequences of these affairs are ugly and devastating. This book was written to bring a needed voice to a hush-hush topic. Readers will find the initiative to fight mental, emotional, and physical temptation so that their marriages, which are ordained by God, will stand strong and protected. Women will become aware of the subtle progression from friendship to emotional dependency to a forbidden relationship, while also becoming equipped to set up protective boundaries in their lives. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Fresh Ideas Diana Davis, 2007-06-01 Columnist and pastor’s wife Diana Davis has been compiling new ways of conducting various church programs for decades—paying close attention to everything from how a church interior is best utilized to how congregations most effectively engage in community outreach.These creative methods are generously compiled in Fresh Ideas for Your Church, a handy guide to inspire “how your church does church.” Featuring seventy-five unique categories and scores of ideas within each one, this resource will help everyone in the church from volunteers to the senior pastor.A sampling of topics: Baptism, Children’s Area, Christmas, Fall Festival, Greeters, Library, New Member Assimilation, Prayer Ministry, Scripture of the Year, Sports Evangelism, Web Site, Youth, and more. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Aging Friends Xena Mindhurst, AI, 2025-01-31 'Aging Friends' presents a compelling exploration of how social connections profoundly impact cognitive health and emotional well-being in older adults. Drawing from three decades of research across multiple institutions, the book reveals the fascinating connection between friendship networks and brain health, demonstrating that meaningful social relationships can actively delay cognitive decline and enhance overall life satisfaction among adults over 60. The book progresses through three key sections, beginning with the neurological foundations of how social interactions stimulate brain activity. Through a combination of brain imaging studies and long-term observational research, it reveals that quality relationships matter more than quantity when it comes to maintaining mental acuity. The second section delves into psychological aspects, examining how friendships protect against depression and anxiety in later life, while the final section offers practical strategies for building and maintaining friendships despite common challenges like retirement and health limitations. What sets this work apart is its comprehensive integration of neuroscience, psychology, and sociology, making complex research accessible to both healthcare professionals and general readers. The book challenges traditional assumptions about aging and social needs, presenting evidence that friendship networks can be as vital as family relationships for cognitive health. It addresses contemporary issues like technology's role in senior friendships and provides actionable strategies for maintaining social connections, making it particularly valuable for adults planning their later years or supporting aging parents. |
| long distance relationship support groups: The Psychology of Friendship Mahzad Hojjat, Anne Moyer, 2016-10-24 In the late 20th and 21st centuries, the meteoric rise of countless social media platforms and mobile applications have illuminated the profound need friendship and connection have in all of our lives; and yet, very few scholarly volumes have focused on this unique and important bond during this new era of relating to one another. Exploring such topics as friendship and social media, friendship with current and past romantic partners, co-workers, mentors, and even pets, editors Mahzad Hojjat and Anne Moyer lead an expert group of global contributors as they each explore how friendship factors within our lives today. What does it mean to be a friend? What roles do friendships play in our own development? How do we befriend those across the race, ethnicity, gender, and orientation spectrums? What happens when a friendship turns sour? What is the effect of friendship - good and bad - on our mental health? Providing a much needed update to the field of interpersonal relations, The Psychology of Friendship serves as a field guide for readers as they shed traditional definitions of friendship in favor of contemporary contexts and connections. |
| long distance relationship support groups: The Last Target Christy Barritt, 2011-09-06 Inspirational romantic suspense--Spine. |
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| long distance relationship support groups: Becoming Better Men David Mann, Michael Bausch, Tom Hunter, 2024-07-18 By writing letters to one another, three men learned how to share ever-deeper feelings. They stretched one another to find more honest ways into intimate conversations with their parents, sons and daughters, wives, and friends. Through their letters they developed an accountability, challenging each other to acknowledge “stuck” places and move past them. Their letters are filled with humor, dreams, stories of wounds from their upbringing, and poignant heart-warming stories. Readers of this book will discover ways to enrich their own relationships. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Are You the One for Me? Barbara De Angelis, 2009-08-05 Finally--the book you've been waiting for to help you find and keep the right partner and make love last. Best-selling author and renowned relationship expert Barbara De Angelis reveals everything you need to know about compatibility and shows you how to create the fulfilling relationship you deserve whether you are- Married, and wondering if you could be happier. Single, and wondering how to avoid another wrong partner. In love, and wondering whether your partner is the right one for you. with powerful advice and groundbreaking techniques that have helped thousands of people transform their lives, Dr. De Angelis will show you the formula for creating love that lasts, and help you to understand yourself and the one you love as you never have before. Discover: How to avoid making the biggest mistakes in love. The six essential qualities to look for in a mate. How to spot fatal flaws in a partner. How to create the sexual chemistry you want. The compatibility formula to make your relationship work. |
| long distance relationship support groups: A Family's Guide to the Military For Dummies Sheryl Garrett, Sue Hoppin, 2009-01-06 Expert advice on all aspects of military life A Family's Guide to the Military For Dummies is for the millions of military dependents, family members, and friends who are looking for straightforward guidance to take advantage of the benefits and overcome the challenges unique to life in the military. This comprehensive guide covers such key topics as introducing military life to readers new to the armed forces, financial planning, relocation, deployment, raising kids alone while a partner is away, and taking advantage of the available benefits. It offers tips and advice for dealing with emotions that surround events like deployments, deciphering the acronyms used in daily military life, forming support groups, keeping track of a loved one's whereabouts, and surviving on a military base in a foreign country. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Living the Information Society in Asia Erwin Alampay, 2009-04-14 Undeniably, Asian societies are in a period of transition, when people are learning to live with new information and communication technologies (ICTs) - whether in commerce, government or development work. Living the Information Society in Asia describes the interaction of people and new ICTs as the technologies seep into everyday life, such as how mobile phones forge relationships among families separated by migration, how camera phones threaten personal space, how cultural identities are strengthened in call centres, and how religion is incorporated into the new communication technologies people use. Living the Information society in Asia looks at the phenomenon as it unfolds and raises the implications for policy and future research. |
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| long distance relationship support groups: Developing as an Educational Leader and Manager Megan Crawford, 2014-09-08 ′This book is refreshing and distinctive. It takes the individual as the starting-point and builds outwards from there, to the vital but often neglected interpersonal dimension and the turbulent contexts of modern education. Vignettes help to make the theory concrete and activities bring the reader right into the frame.′ - Ron Glatter, Emeritus Professor of Educational Administration and Management, The Open University and Hon. President of BELMAS Effective leadership combines organisational skills and personal qualities. Building on notions of leadership at all levels, this book contains an invaluable bank of creative ideas to help teachers already in management positions, as well as those just starting out, to reflect on their personal and leadership development. With a focus on organisational improvement and leading strategically within changing policy contexts, chapters interrogate key leadership issues such as managing people, values and context. Examples from the UK and internationally further demonstrate how to develop as a successful and sustainable leader. Content includes: · the influence of local and national contexts; · accountability; · working with stakeholders across boundaries and borders; · approaches to change; · becoming a strategic leader; · the educational leader as researcher. This is an essential resource for practising and aspiring educational leaders and managers and students on postgraduate or personal development courses, in the UK and internationally. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Effective Communication in Multicultural Health Care Settings Gary L. Kreps, Elizabeth N. Kunimoto, 1994-04-08 This book provides insights into the complexities of multicultural relations in health care and demystifies the many cultural influences on health and health care to achieve its ultimate goal - to help people get the most they can out of health care and facilitate the promotion of public health. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Psychological Care in Severe Obesity Stephanie Cassin, Raed Hawa, Sanjeev Sockalingam, 2018-06-21 Practical, evidence-based psychological treatments for severe obesity and related comorbidities, with case vignettes and clinical dialogues. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Women's Health , 2006-06 Womens Health magazine speaks to every aspect of a woman's life including health, fitness, nutrition, emotional well-being, sex and relationships, beauty and style. |
| long distance relationship support groups: From The Big Apple to the Farm Tylia L. Flores, 2025-12-01 In the bustling heart of New York City, where ambitions soar as high as the skyscrapers, lives Constanza, a successful author specializing in the art of self-care. Her life, though fulfilling, is a carefully orchestrated ballet of deadlines, meetings, and the relentless pursuit of her next bestseller. But fate, it seems, has a mischievous sense of humor. A chance encounter aboard a JetBlue flight throws her perfectly planned world into a delightful state of chaos. There, amidst the turbulence of both the skies and her emotions, she meets Crosby – a man whose charming spirit shines as brightly as the Christmas lights he'll soon invite her to experience. Their connection is instant, a spark that ignites amidst the ordinary. Yet, their worlds couldn't be more different. Constanza's fast-paced life in the city stands in stark contrast to Crosby's tranquil existence on his family's quaint farm. This story isn’t just about the blossoming romance between Constanza and Crosby. It’s a heartwarming tale that explores the transformative power of love, the sometimes chaotic but always loving embrace of family, and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. It's a celebration of differences, a reminder that love knows no bounds, and a testament to the joy found in embracing the unexpected. Prepare to be swept away by the unique charm of Crosby's eccentric family, to laugh with them, to cry with them, and to fall in love with their unconventional but ultimately heartwarming dynamic. Welcome to a tale of love, laughter, and a Christmas miracle you won't soon forget. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Bonica's Management of Pain Scott M. Fishman, 2012-03-29 Now in its Fourth Edition, with a brand-new editorial team, Bonica's Management of Pain will be the leading textbook and clinical reference in the field of pain medicine. An international group of the foremost experts provides comprehensive, current, clinically oriented coverage of the entire field. The contributors describe contemporary clinical practice and summarize the evidence that guides clinical practice. Major sections cover basic considerations; economic, political, legal, and ethical considerations; evaluation of the patient with pain; specific painful conditions; methods for symptomatic control; and provision of pain treatment in a variety of clinical settings. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Computer-mediated Communication in Personal Relationships Kevin B. Wright, Lynne M. Webb, 2011 Lynne M. Webb (Ph. D., University of Oregon) is Professor in Communication at the University of Arkansas. She previously served as a tenured faculty member at the Universities of Florida and Memphis. Her research examines young adults' interpersonal communication in romantic and family contexts. Her research appears in over 50 essays published in scholarly journals and edited volumes, including computers in Human Behavior, Communication Education, Health Communication, and Journal of Family Communication. --Book Jacket. |
| long distance relationship support groups: International Handbook of Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Mala Kapur Shankardass, 2019-08-09 This first-of-its-kind work on elder abuse and mistreatment provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the subject. Covering almost all regions of the world, it highlights different dimensions of elder abuse and mistreatment in terms of their prevalence, incidence, prevention, treatment, management and response from governments and civil society, academic and research communities, and society in general. Written by international specialists from various disciplinary and presenting the latest findings and data, the handbook includes sections on the Americas; the Caribbean; Europe; Central, West and South Asia; East Asia and Asia-Pacific; and Africa. The chapters offer clarity on the concept and forms of elder abuse and neglect, discuss research methodology, and provide policy options, legislative solutions and programmatic responses to give relief to older people as victims of abuse and neglect as well as to deal with the perpetrators. This book is intended for a wide range of students and researchers interested in aging, from sociology, to social work, community medicine, public health, clinical psychology, and human rights/law. |
| long distance relationship support groups: The Couple and Family Technology Framework Katherine M. Hertlein, Markie L. C. Blumer, 2013-07-18 Couples and families worldwide have a constant electronic connection to others, a fact that is influencing the concerns and issues they bring to therapy. The authors of this resource help mental health practitioners to better deal with concerns such as online infidelity, online dating, internet addictions, cyber bulling, and many more by introducing the Couple and Family Technology (CFT) framework, a multi-theoretical approach that doesn’t require clinicians to change their preferred clinical approach. The CFT framework acknowledges the ways in which couples navigate their relationship with technology and a partner simultaneously, and it attends to, and in some cases incorporates the role of technology in therapeutic ways. Included in the authors’ discussion of how different technologies affect relationships is • a survey of what individuals’ motivations of usage are • an examination of the specific issues that emerge in treatment • a study of the risks particularly relevant to intimate relationships, and • an introduction of the first-ever technology-based genogram. They also examine technological usage across different developmental points in a couple’s lifespan, with attention given throughout to people from various cultural backgrounds. Along with the CFT framework, the authors also introduce a new discipline of family research: Couple and Family Technology. This discipline integrates three broad perspectives in family science and helps therapists maintain a systemic focus in assessing and treating couples where issues of the Internet and new media are problematic. Online resources can be accessed by purchasers of the book and include videos, additional case studies, glossary, and forms. |
| long distance relationship support groups: Race and the Lifecourse D. Mitra, J. Weil, 2016-04-30 Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book examines the intersection of race and ethnic relations and the life course. The essays in the volume thus reflect varieties of qualitative and quantitative methods in order to look at how these variables shape social organization and the experiences of those who live within the boundaries of society. The essays include works that use semi-structured interviews, ethnographies, and auto-ethnographies to inform the analysis of race, ethnicity and the life course. |
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How to use long in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Long. extending for a considerable distance; having greater …
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If you describe a period of time or work as long, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does.
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The adjective long describes something that stretches over a large distance. If you're trying to avoid a prolonged visit with your crazy Aunt Martha, you might decide to …
LONG Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
How to use long in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Long. extending for a considerable distance; having greater length than usual; having greater height than usual : tall…
LONG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
LONG definition: 1. continuing for a large amount of time: 2. being a distance between two points that is more than…. Learn more.
511 Synonyms & Antonyms for LONG - Thesaurus.com
Find 511 different ways to say LONG, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
LONG definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe a period of time or work as long, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does.
Long - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
The adjective long describes something that stretches over a large distance. If you're trying to avoid a prolonged visit with your crazy Aunt Martha, you might decide to take the long way to …
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Definition of long adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. measuring or covering a great length or distance, or a greater length or distance than usual. She had long dark hair. …
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Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several: the long edge of the door. 2. Of relatively great duration: a long time. 3. Of a specified linear extent or duration: a mile long; an …
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Long definition: having considerable linear extent in space.. See examples of LONG used in a sentence.
