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  The Valentine's Day Fail Process by  Dwight Bain, LMHC It’s the worst day of the year for millions. No, I’m not talking about April 15 th  when Income Taxes are due- I’m referring to Valentine’s Day. Turns out this ‘romantic’ holiday has become one of the loneliest and least popular holidays according to the National Retail Federation. Here’s how American’s listed out their preferences for special days– 93% - Christmas/Hanukkah   87.8% - July 4 th 83% - Mother’s Day 82% - Easter 77% - Father’s Day 60% - Valentine’s Day 54.2% - St. Patrick’s Day With all the promotions on TV you might think Valentines is more about money than it is about love since the average guy will spend $169 on jewelry, clothes, perfume, flowers or dining out…  (twice as much as women will spend according to the National Retail Federation). The Greeting Card Association reports that people will send about 150 million cards to show t...

  5 Ways Codependency Gets Confused With Love by Megan Brewer, LMHC “If I just love him enough, he will stop his self-destructive behavior.” “I can’t say no to her because I don’t want her to think I don’t love her.” “I know I need to get out of this unhealthy relationship, but I can’t leave because I love them too much.” If these phrases sound familiar, then you may be confusing love with an unhealthily enmeshed and enabling relationship. It can be difficult to distinguish the difference between love and codependency because codependency can often be a distortion of love’s true components.   Below are 5 ways codependency parades as love:   1.      Love does not enable bad behavior.  Love does not excuse the destruction of the beloved. It is difficult to navigate care for someone who is hurting themselves, others, and us. Often, we don’t realize that our attempts at loving someone can be contributing to their destructive behavior. For exa...