Category Archives: Intimacy

My Sisters

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Susan Lager

I‘ve just spent two weekends, each with one of my wonderful, wacky sisters. Unfortunately, we couldn’t coordinate the visits to Maine so we’d all be together, yakking into the wee hours of the morning, tooling around the coast, sharing secrets, … Continue reading →

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“How Love Is Not Enough – Six Critical Factors To Evaluate” BlogTalk Radio show tonight 8/15 8:30 PM

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Susan Lager

Don’t miss my Blogtalk Radio show tonight at 8:30 PM! I’ll be discussing the six critical factors to evaluate when looking at how healthy or viable a relationship may be, and how people often delude themselves, thinking love alone will get them through. … Continue reading →

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Love Is Not Enough!

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Susan Lager

  For all of you hopeless romantics out there who think that love conquers all, I have news for you – it’s a delusion! Love is not enough!! If you’ve been in a relationship where you excuse various kinds of … Continue reading →

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The New Year’s Blues

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Susan Lager

  I’m not going to start by saying “Happy New Year”, ok?  If you’re reading this blog entry, you’re probably bummed about facing your (tedious, overwhelming) everyday life now that the party’s over, and you’re not feeling very happy. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Cozy Rituals

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Susan Lager

  It’s 8:55 on a frigid Sunday morning, and I awoke to a blazing fire in the family room thoughtfully prepared by my devoted “woodsman” husband, Thom. What a way to begin a 35 degree day in November! It made … Continue reading →

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Needing Love

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Susan Lager

My husband Thom, and I are babysitting for our son’s girlfriend’s guinea pig this weekend. The two of them, (my son and his girlfriend, not the guinea pig), went upstate and didn’t want to leave Graham, (the guinea pig), in … Continue reading →

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