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Pain During Sex: Is this for real?

If you could hear how many women complain of this in our center, you would be amazed. It is very common especially amongst women over 40. There are so many reasons for this. Some are expected like bacterial infection and vaginal dryness, but some are not as common. Pain is also experienced when some sexually [...]

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Sexual abuse back by popular demand

We posted this back on November 3 and it was talked about so much that we decided to repost it. Hope it helps: What is abuse? There is child abuse, spousal abuse or domestic violence and elder abuse. All of these are commonly seen in homes where sexual abuse is occurring. If a woman comes [...]

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Pondering Thanksgiving

Most Americans in our country spent a lot of time and money getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday. Unless, your religion or ethnicity does not acknowledge it, you were amongst the millions eating Turkey this past Thursday. We did at our house, and it was so good. Some of my family said that the stuffing [...]

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Renewing Hearts: Why help?

Why Join Our Cause?             As I sit here in my office, I am reflecting on the past six or seven months. I think of adolescents considering suicide at one point, now making plans for their future.  I think of a man with emotional erectile disorder having intimate and passionate sex with his wife. I [...]

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When marriage is ending: What about emotions?

Well, if you read our last post, the intro to this series, you read about the wide range of emotions that will be flying around during a marriage that is ending. Let’s start there. What emotions are the most common? Anger, disappointment and pain. Whether it was financial, an affair or relational stuff that lead [...]

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When marriage seems impossible

What happens when a marriage ends? In most cases, there is so much pain and anger. We certainly do not get married thinking at the beginning that it will come to an end. It feels like a serious failure has just occurred. So many decisions have to be made and it is not a good [...]

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New group starting in North East Orlando

Attention all ladies in Seminole County and Northeast Orlando: We have a great opportunity for you, your family members or other acquaintances. At Renewing Hearts Inc., we will be offering a new group that will last 8 weeks total. It will begin early October and will be focusing in two areas. All ladies are welcomed [...]

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Parents with Adult Children

One of the most difficult stages in life is when our children become adults and start making their own decisions/choices. We want them to do things our way and they simply, don’t. Of course, this downhill process begins when they go to middle school and then high school. We hear from everyone their remedies and/or [...]

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Special Couples

Couples in love… Well, it always amazes me when I run into a couple that has been married for over 25 years and are still madly in love with one another. They do many activities together, whether it is exercise, hobbies, travel, work, kids, volunteer opportunities etc. They still hold hands and smile at each [...]

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Job Loss Part 3: by Alicia Eidson

In our last post we highlighted shock and anger, just a bit. Of course, there is so much more to this. You may need to work through these stages with a counselor or someone you trust to listen, and not judge. We will look at denial and depression this time. Denial is sometimes, made fun [...]

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