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Elena Padurariu
Jan 233 min read
How to Embrace Differences and Build Connections in a Bicultural Relationship
Bicultural relationships are becoming more and more common as people partner across cultures and countries. These relationships can be...
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Elena Padurariu
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Why Is Apologizing Important in a Healthy Relationship?
Apologizing is essential for repairing a conflict with a partner, family member, close connection, or even with a stranger.
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Elena Padurariu
Sep 25, 20243 min read
What to Expect (and Not Expect) in Your First Therapy Session?
Starting therapy is a big step and the timeline for reaching that decision looks different for everyone—whether it takes years, months,...
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Elena Padurariu
Aug 15, 20243 min read
Can I trust you?
We all desire to feel emotionally secure in a relationship. Unfortunately, the topic of lying and infidelity comes up often in psychotherapy
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Elena Padurariu
Jul 11, 20243 min read
Cultivating Awe and Wonder for Improved Well-Being.
Awe is a positive feeling as important to our well-being as love, joy, and contentment are.
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Elena Padurariu
May 23, 20242 min read
What is positive self-esteem?
How we view ourselves reflects in our relationships. If you have an underestimated or an overestimated view, it is worth challenging it...
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Elena Padurariu
May 1, 20242 min read
Don’t let the dirt in!
In my psychotherapeutic praxis, many of my clients are expats and other internationals. I am deeply concerned to see teens and young...
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Elena Padurariu
Apr 10, 20243 min read
Is your partner emotionally mature?
Sometimes we are attracted to the wrong partner in our lives, and we end up in a cycle of unhappiness, unable to get out. Why is this...
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Elena Padurariu
Mar 19, 20243 min read
Are you an empathetic listener?
We all have a deep desire to feel heard and to know that others care enough to listen. Talking to someone who is not listening can leave...
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Elena Padurariu
Mar 7, 20242 min read
How do you talk to your partner?
I have an experiment for you: How about the following days, you take a step back to observe the way you talk to your partner, wife, or...
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Elena Padurariu
Feb 6, 20242 min read
Soups and relationships?
You might be wondering what a picture of a soup has to do with therapy. There is a reason. I am not only a therapist. I have a passion...
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Elena Padurariu
Jan 23, 20242 min read
What is your communication profile?
The quality of our communication and the quality of our lives are directly related. The more skilled we are in communicating with others,...
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Elena Padurariu
Dec 4, 20232 min read
Oxytocin, The „Cuddle Chemical “, An Essential Element for a Lasting Relationship
Building a lasting loving relationship requires the nurturing of various key elements: physical affection, trust and respect, friendship,...
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Elena Padurariu
Nov 21, 20232 min read
How Do I Know If I Am A Passive Communicator And What Can I Do?
Knowing what your natural style of communication is can be a valuable step in improving your interaction in all contexts and relieving...
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Elena Padurariu
Nov 7, 20233 min read
The relationship between money and stress.
Money can be a great source of stress for many. This is what my clients are telling me about money that creates stress, and unhappiness:...
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Elena Padurariu
Oct 23, 20233 min read
What helped me get better with stress?
While doing research for the Stress reduction program I want to create, I discovered what my main problem with stress was: My mindset...
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Elena Padurariu
Oct 8, 20233 min read
The connection between stress, self-worth, and self-appreciation
From my work experience in treating people suffering from stress, I have understood how closely interconnected stress and self-worth are.
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Elena Padurariu
Jul 11, 20233 min read
Improve your relationship with feedback
Recently I’ve got my hands on one of the best books about giving and receiving feedback. The moment I understood how helpful the subject is
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Elena Padurariu
Jun 18, 20233 min read
What Makes A Good Decision?
Often people visit my office with the goal of helping them in making a decision. Not an easy task when it’s about life-changing...
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Elena Padurariu
Jun 18, 20233 min read
What makes a good decision?
Often people visit my office to help them make a decision. Not an easy task when it’s about life-changing decisions, like: should I...
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