Healthy Relationships

Healthy relationships are critical to the overall health and well-being of individuals,families and communities. Michigan State University Extension works to promote healthy relationships between youth, parents, families, caregivers and the community through social, mental, psychological and spiritual aspects of an individual’s life.

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• What is a healthy relationship?

  May 19, 2013 | Tracie Abram | Healthy Relationships take effort and knowing ones “love language” can help.

• Weight loss: A personal journey – Part 2: Learning to cope with the mood-food-mood connection.

  May 19, 2013 | Holly Tiret | Recognize moods as moods and foods as food.

• Feeling good about yourself

  May 19, 2013 | Terry Jones | Feeling good about yourself begins by recognizing your strengths.

• HOT TOPICForgiving and letting go; tough to do but the benefits are many

  May 15, 2013 | Gail Innis | Holding onto anger can keep you stuck in the past. Forgiveness can help you move forward to a better future.

• Strategies to resolving conflicts in the workplace – part 2

  May 15, 2013 | Jodi Schulz | Have you ever experienced conflict in the workplace? Regardless of the reason the conflict occurs, it’s likely that the parties involved still need to work productively together, therefore making workplace conflict essential to overcome.

• Anger management course available online

  May 14, 2013 | Suzanne Pish | Michigan State University Extension has an online anger management course available called RELAX: Alternatives to Anger.

• Reducing stress

  May 12, 2013 | Lisa Tams | When used effectively, timeout can help a child learn to behave appropriately and keep parents from using impulsive discipline techniques, such as spanking.

• Look for the helpers: Talking with young children about tragedy

  May 11, 2013 | Caroline Shrier | When disaster strikes, young children will have questions about what is happening and why. Take time to plan ahead and be prepared before you begin those tough discussions.

• HOT TOPICReducing stress – a look at the top reported coping strategies among adults

  May 8, 2013 | Lisa Tams | Experiencing stress is a normal part of life. Everyone will experience it at some time in their life. It’s how we cope with it that can make the difference between being happy and fulfilled or unhappy and unhealthy.

• HOT TOPICForgiveness is linked to better mental and physical health

  May 7, 2013 | Carolyn Penniman | Research has shown a powerful connection between forgiving others and our own wellbeing.

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