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Reviews by Kayla Hancock – To Really Love a Man by Joyce Vissell, RN, MS and Barry Vissell, MD (Ramira Publishing, Paperback, $15.95) While underneath the skin we are all are extravagantly similar souls, there are fundamental differences in the way most men and women express themselves and view this …

  By Joyce and Barry Vissell – To really love a man is to choose him over and over again. It’s not enough to say marriage vows one time, though that is certainly important. The relationship is deepened if you let him know often that you would choose him all …

By Joyce and Barry Vissell – Okay, it’s a cute word, but what does it mean to have a REAL relationship, a relationship with substance? What does it take to have a relationship that not only lasts, and also thrives with a loving connection? From growing with my beloved of …

By Joyce and Barry Vissell –  Imagine if we could completely trust that we are guided, protected, and completely loved by an unseen higher power, that all that happens is a gift bringing us closer to God and our angels. I imagine that life would be peaceful and joyful. This complete trust is not easy for anyone. I started a practice to …

By Joyce and Barry Vissell – Do you ever feel unworthy to receive good things in your life? It’s not an easy question to answer. Some of you are in touch with your feelings of not deserving. Some of you are not. I daresay that feelings of unworthiness are present in most of us, although we might …

By Joyce and Barry Vissell – January 21, 2017 will long be remembered as the day of the women’s marches. It is so inspiring that (men and) women from each continent participated, including Antarctica! We just watched a women’s march that took place in Israel, in which Jewish and Arab …

By Joyce and Barry Vissell What if Joyce dies before me? This is one of my greatest vulnerabilities. Sure, I could die first. Statistically, women live longer than men; yet this is not my vulnerability. My dying first brings up other feelings, like abandoning my true love; not being there …

By Joyce and Barry Vissell Those nine words by the late Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss), one of our country's favorite storytellers, contain so much wisdom. They apply to many different aspects of life, and I would like to focus on relationships. Most of us are going to have relationships end …

By Joyce and Barry Vissell I have to admit; I have a hard time asking for help. I have that "false pride" thing about being able to do it myself, that if I have to ask for help, it means I'm helpless. I’m like the two-year-old who proclaims, "I can …

By Joyce and Barry Vissell Our son got married a few days ago to Isaiah, the man of his dreams. In our many years of working with couples, we’ve hardly ever seen such depth of love, respect, and commitment. Whoever feels that only a man and a woman can truly …