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No One's Family Is Normal
How To Make Small Talk…which actually IS important
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No One's Family Is Normal
My cousin Monica and I have a saying: We're the "nontraditional" members of our family. Unlike other kin, we didn't run off and elope at 16, skim funds from the cash register at work or have babies during our teenage years. We don't hide in the basement during family gatherings or leave 47 consecutive rambling messages on our relatives' answering machines.
Which just goes to show — when it comes to families, "normal" is a relative term.
The truth is every clan has its quirks. Some, of course, are harder to deal with than others (I, for one, lose my patience by the 23rd voice message). So how do you get past your family's idiosyncrasies and build healthier relationships with your relations? Try these five tactics.
Click here to read the rest of this article by Allison Stacy in Revolution Health.
Making casual conversation doesn't come naturally for me. In fact, the idea of talking to a stranger at a cocktail party makes me want to hide behind the ferns: "Don't mind me, I'm not really here." It's not just me -- for any born introvert, making small talk can be downright excruciating.
But casual conversation can lead to important relationships. Three years ago, I met my fiance at the airport. If I hadn't mustered the courage to say hello, some other woman would have hopped in line right in front of me, so to speak.
The truth is, anything can happen when you stick your neck out. You might meet a new client, stumble on your next roommate, or meet a future friend. You just never know.
Click here to read the rest of this article by Lybia Ma in Revolution Health.
Your family can be your greatest source of support, comfort and love. But it can also be your greatest source of pain and grief. A health crisis, mental illness, work problems or teenage rebellion may threaten to tear your family apart.
Family therapy can help your family weather such storms. Family therapy can help patch strained relationships, teach new coping skills and improve how your family works together. Whether it's you, your partner, a child or even a sibling or parent who's in crisis, family therapy can help all of you communicate better and learn to get along.
Click here to read the rest of this article provided by the MayoClinic.com in Revolution Health.