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Are You Still in Love—or Just Used to Each Other?
10 Signs Your Marriage Is Healthy, Even After the Excitement of the Early Years Has Faded By Alban Horne | REconnect There is a question that many married couples eventually ask themselves: “Are we still in love, or have we simply become used to each other?” It is an uncomfortable question. Especially after 10, 15,…
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Love Isn’t Enough: 9 Things Couples Need to Rebuild When the Connection Fades
How to rebuild emotional intimacy, trust, communication, friendship and closeness in your relationship By Alban Horne | REconnect There is a painful sentence many couples eventually say: “I still love you… but I don’t feel close to you anymore.” The relationship may look perfectly normal from the outside. You live in the same home. You…
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You’re Not Lost — You’re Growing: A Teenager’s Guide to Life After School
How to cope with the transition from school to college, build confidence, manage uncertainty, and prepare for life after college By Alban Horne | REconnect There comes a point in every teenager’s life when the world they know begins to change. The school uniform disappears. The familiar classroom becomes a memory. Teachers who once reminded…
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Your Teen Isn’t Addicted to the Phone — They May Be Escaping Something
What Parents Often Miss About Teen Smartphone Use By Alban Horne | REconnect Your Teen Isn’t Addicted to the Phone. They May Be Escaping Something. Your teenager comes home. They walk into their room. The door closes. The phone comes out. You ask a question. “How was school?” “Fine.” “What happened today?” “Nothing.” “Can you…
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I Love You, But I Don’t Feel Connected to You Anymore
I Love You, But I Don’t Feel Connected to You Anymore: 8 Signs of Emotional Disconnection in a Relationship By Alban Horne | REconnect There is a particular kind of loneliness that is difficult to explain. It is not the loneliness of being single. It is the loneliness of lying beside someone you love and…
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When Your Home Feels Like a Workplace: 8 Signs Your Relationship Has Lost Emotional Connection
8 warning signs that you and your partner may still be living together—but no longer truly connecting By Alban Horne | REconnect There is a strange kind of loneliness that happens when you are surrounded by the people you love. You share the same home. You sleep in the same bedroom. You eat at the…
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Your Teen Isn’t Pushing You Away — They May Be Afraid of Your Reaction
Why Emotional Safety Matters More Than Parental Authority By Alban Horne | REconnect There was a time when your child ran to you when something went wrong. They fell, and they called for you. They were frightened, and they looked for you. They had a bad day at school, and they told you everything. They…
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Phone & Internet Addiction in Teens and Young Adults: How Parents Can Help Without Losing the Relationship
When the phone becomes more important than family, sleep, studies or real life — what can parents actually do? By Alban Horne | REconnect There was a time when parents worried about where their children were going, whom they were meeting and what they were doing after school. Today, there is another question that keeps…
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Your Child Is Growing Up — But Are You Growing With Them?
10 Parenting Habits You May Need to Change When Your Child Becomes a Teenager By Alban Horne | REconnect There is a moment in every parent’s life when something changes. The child who once ran to you with every little problem begins closing the bedroom door. The child who once wanted to hold your hand…
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Is Your Child Really Okay? 10 Signs Your Teenager Is Struggling Emotionally
By Alban Horne | REconnect There is a question every parent asks countless times: “Are you okay?” And there is a question we sometimes forget to ask: “Are you really okay?” A teenager may walk into the house, say “I’m fine,” go to their room, close the door and continue with their day. They may…