Author Archives: Dr. Bob Huizenga

Holiday Tip #12: Pray or Meditate

Praying and meditation can provide peace during the holiday season during a marital crisis. Continue reading

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Holiday Tip #11: Get to Know You

11. Get to know you. Use the Holiday Season to get in touch with the real you. So much of our pain is often focused externally; what our spouse is doing, not doing; what we are getting or not getting … Continue reading

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Holiday Tip #10: Use a Mantra

Holiday Tip #10 for surviving the holidays in the midst of a marital crisis. Continue reading

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Holiday Tip #9: Encouraging Your Children

Learn how to help your children cope with your marital crisis during the holidays. Continue reading

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Holiday Tips #7 and #8 – The Kitchen Timer and Bathroom

Find out how using a kitchen timer and the bathroom can help to cope emotionally during the holidays. Continue reading

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Finding Strength in the Midst of Infidelity and Tragedy

A woman endures one heartbreak after another as her husband cheats, leaves her, then tragically dies in a car accident. Through it all, she remained strong for her children. Continue reading

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Holiday Tips #5 and #6: Rubber Band and Calibrate Your Thinking

Emotionally survive the holidays during a marital crisis by following some simple tips from Dr. Robert Huizenga. Continue reading

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Confronting the Other Person and Affair #7

Learn the risk and reward of confronting someone involved in affair #7, “I Want to be Close to Someone, But I Can’t Stand Intimacy.” Continue reading

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Holiday Tip #4: Breathe and Notice

Learn how paying attention to your breathing can help to reduce stress during the holiday season and in the midst of marital crisis. Continue reading

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“I Need to Prove My Desirability” and Confronting the Other Person

When considering whether or not to confront the other person, one should determine which type of affair they are facing. Continue reading

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