Money Habitudes / Healing From Affairs DVD - 6/17/09

Wed Jun 17 13:06:36 EDT 2009

- MONEY AND INFIDELITY
- MONEY HABITUDES WINS SMART MARRIAGES IMPACT AWARD
- HEALING FROM AFFAIRS DVDS TRAILER

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- MONEY AND INFIDELITY

Here are two award-winning solutions to two of the big challenge areas.
Each will be presenting and exhibiting at Smart Marriages Orlando.  Be sure
to check out the full track of presentations on working with sex and
infidelity here: http://www.smartmarriages.com/sex.track.html

For a list of Orlando Exhibits:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/exhibitors.html

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MONEY HABITUDES WINS SMART MARRIAGES IMPACT AWARD

Wilmington, NC, June 16, 2009 --(PR.com)-- LifeWise announces that the
company's Money Habitudes cards has received the Smart Marriages 2009 Impact
Award. The award recognizes those whose program, research, materials or
leadership provide hope about reversing the epidemic of divorce and family
breakdown. Money Habitudes addresses one of the most basic challenges to a
successful marriage: disagreements about money and the difficulty couples
have talking about financial issues in a constructive way.

³Money is the number one cause of conflict in marriages‹even good, solid
marriages. Money Habitudes is a great tool and innovative way to help
couples address their money issues,² said Diane Sollee, MSW, founder and
director of the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education (CMFCE)
and director of the Smart Marriages Conference.

The easy-to-use Money Habitudes cards were created by Syble Solomon in 2003.
Today, they are being used by thousands of people around the world to foster
fun, constructive, engaging and non-threatening conversations about money
and financial decisions. The cards are used by financial educators, marriage
counselors and pre-marital educators in the military, faith-based, and
community-based programs as well as by business consultants, teachers and
youth leaders, individuals and couples. Special editions of the cards are
available for young people and Spanish speakers. Complete training materials
are available for all versions.

³Newlyweds are more likely to have shared their intimate sexual history than
their financial history and long-term married couples frequently avoid
conversations about money. Couples keep more money secrets than any other
secrets. Money, today's taboo topic, is fraught with conflict, but the truth
is that money  the actual dollar amount  is not the top cause of conflict
in marriage, it's what money represents: power, control, love, freedom,
security, etc.² says Solomon. ³Money Habitudes cards help couples understand
their habits and attitudes about money and get them talking instead of
having frequent dysfunctional silence or heated arguments. The cards let
couples speak the same language and approach financial discussions from a
totally new, non-judgmental and non-threatening perspective.²

Past recipients of Impact Awards have included: John Gray, author of the
Mars and Venus books, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead co-director of The National
Marriage Project, Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, creators of
IMAGO, and Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages.

This year's other Impact Award recipients are:
Barry McCarthy, PhD, a clinical psychologist and professor at American
University for his work with couples' sexual awareness and Fireproof, the
inspirational film about faith's role in a crumbling marriage.

The awards will be presented during the 13th Annual Smart Marriages
Conference, July 8-11, 2009, in Orlando, Florida. Solomon will deliver a
keynote address on July 9 and will present a 90 minute seminar demonstrating
use of the cards. It is anticipated that 2000 people will attend the event,
mainly counselors, social workers, psychologists, marriage and family
therapists and family life educators. Other featured presenters will include
Sue Johnson, Howard Markman, Scott Stanley, and Michele Weiner-Davis.

Solomon received the Mary Ellen Edmondson Educator of the Year Award from
the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE) for
her work with Money Habitudes. She is popular speaker and her presentations
have received rave reviews from the Miami Dolphins, YWCA Leadership,
Community Action Agencies, Financial Advisors and Women's Organizations.

Contact:
Syble Solomon 
President, 
LifeWise
(Creator of Money Habitudes cards)
888-833-4331 / 910-399-2200 (Wilmington, NC)
Info at lifewise.us
www.moneyhabitudes.com

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- HEALING FROM AFFAIRS DVDS TRAILER

> Dear Diane,
> 
> Our Healing From Affairs DVD series and workbook is going to be available
> soon. This is a tool couples can use in the privacy of their own homes to
> guide them through the healing process. It will also be a tool, therapists,
> counselors and coaches can use to increase their effectiveness in helping
> couples heal.
> 
> The 3 minute promotional trailer is ready and can be viewed on the front page
> of our website.
> 
> http://www.beyondaffairs.com/
> 
> Anne Bercht
> Beyond Affairs Network
> Email: anne at beyondaffairs.com

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