Marriage Is Not for Everyone
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The Key to a Happy Partnership
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How to Get Out of a Negative Mindset
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Why We Need to Be Grateful for Everyday Experiences
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How to Have a Happy Holiday Despite Family Tensions
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'Starting Over' With Your Partner: Is It Really Possible?
October 28, 2020Learn how being able to remember the “good stuff” in your relationship can help you learn from the past and heal your relationship.
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Being Single Has Advantages
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Don't Let Technology Distract You From What Matters Most
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How to Lessen Your Loneliness
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Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD
Dr. Becker-Phelps is a licensed psychologist in NJ and NY, and is on staff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset. She is dedicated to helping people understand themselves and what they need to do to become emotionally and psychologically healthy. She accomplishes this through her work as a psychotherapist, speaker and writer. She is the author of Bouncing Back from Rejection and Insecure in Love .