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Help! I have joined the league of married women who cheat on their husbands.

I know what I am doing is wrong, and that's why I need help. My husband has been cheating on me for a long time. I had cause to talk to him to ease things between us, but he won't listen. I have a good...

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No-lye relaxing creams

Beyond having a penchant for relaxers with double-barrel names, one cannot easily decipher why the first choice of most women is a no-lye formula as the agent to be used to straighten hair.

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Surround yourself with Inspired Words

Empowering, encouraging, uplifting words—a steady diet of them gives me the added boost I crave on good days and the inspirational medicine I need on difficult ones.That’s why I include a “Food For...

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Designing a treatment: SCALP

There is no hard and fast rule to achieving great-looking hair. Once you establish what the peculiar characteristics of your scalp and hair are, it would make things easier for you. You will then learn...

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To be out of sight is to be out of mind!

Where have you been? It’s been quite a long time. What do you do now? Are you married? Do you have children of your own? Do you work for someone or you have your own organization where others work for you

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Designing a treatment: Hair

Once you sort out exactly what your scalp needs to thrive, you are half-way home. Healthy hair can only start with a clean and clear scalp; scalp that is flaky, itchy, greasy or just not 'normal' in...

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Honor and Admire Your Body!

I just took a brisk walk in my neighborhood. I am fascinated by how cooperative my body always is with me. When I say, “It's time for a walk,” my body gets up and starts moving! When I decide that I...

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How do you start all over again?

Some of my clients sit in my counseling office asking “Jerome, how do I start all over again?” I ask them if they are really ready to start all over again, because I know starting all over again may...

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The guy on facebook says I am his wife!

Hi Jerome, I got a message in my inbox from someone who said he saw he saw me on FACEBOOK though my friends list and found we do not share any mutual friends. He said he believes I am his wife and sent...

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Focus for Success!

Of late a theme in e-mails from my readers—business people, professionals and students—has been difficulty in concentration. Here are a couple of examples:

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Making do

If you cannot get what you want, take what you get! That is a sum-total of what hairdressing entails. Genes determine hair-type, like great legs or sexy eyes; you either have the genes or you don’t....

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Essential treatments

When should you never ignore your hair's needs? What are the most beneficial treatments for chemically straightened Black hair? When should they be done? The general rule is to pay attention to the...

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Perfect “Imperfections”

In the heart of rural China, there lived an old woman who had two large pots. One had a crack in it; the other was perfect. Each day the woman hung each pot on one end of a pole and carried them across...

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Are you still having sex with your spouse

Men and women don’’t know how to please each other very well at all. There simply has been too much focus on intercourse as a way of reaching mutual pleasure. It takes more than 20 minutes, on average,...

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Byron Katie and The Work

If I told you I had found a process that could help you reduce, even eliminate, your personal suffering, would you be willing to give it a try? Today I'd like to share the insights of a woman whose...

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Sexless marriages!

Some time ago, I wanted to make love to my wife and realized that I didn’t have an erection, I almost freaked out. Until now I had heard that it happens to men that are in their forties and above, but...

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The Power of One Who Volunteers

Across the board, the United Nations, National Governments, NGO's and Non-profit organizations are realizing the essential role that volunteers play in moving communities and nations forward in their...

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Help, my father is with another woman just after my mother’s death!

Thanks for your articles. They have been quite educative and captivating, indeed. I never thought a day will come that I will be writing to you. I just thought I will be reading the articles; learning...

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Can every woman have long hair?

Definitely not! Every woman can not have long hair because not all women are blessed with the genes and even among those who may have inherited genes for great hair, not all will have the type of...

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The “Triple-Win” Solution: Volunteering

I do like the good things in life. But I have come to understand that there is a far more satisfying currency than Naira, or U.S.“Benjamins.” It is called the currency of loving service.

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