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Narrowing the Gender Gap
For one of my first guest speaking engagements, the topic I chose to talk about was communication between couples and understanding our partner in order to help narrow the gender gap. Since a lot of...
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Farmer says goodbye to column

Farmer says goodbye to column Decades ago, Val Farmer was giving a talk on rural psychology at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron when a reporter approached him to do a story. Farmer said yes, but wasn’t entirely happy with the way it turned out – and figured he could do better.

March 30, 2012

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Val Farmer: Love means loved one’s well-being first in mind

What is love? Love is the expression of attitudes and behavior in which the well-being of a loved one is first and foremost in our minds. Our happiness is not complete without our partner’s happiness. This loving consideration is expressed in many ways in the constancy of our daily actions.

February 03, 2012

Val Farmer: How couples can recover from emotional wounds

One vital dimension of marriage is that it provides the sense of security we need to face the major problems of life. It is like having someone in your corner when life gets overwhelming – someone you can turn to for comfort and support.

By By Val Farmer , January 27, 2012

Val Farmer: Dr. Farmer to end his column of 28 years

It’s true. The time has come to quit. The time is right. It has been 28 years since I wrote my first column in January 1984 for the Rapid City (S.D.) Journal. I didn’t know what kind of journey I was on or where it would take me. But I began with a sense of mission and that sense of mission has sustained me.

By By Val Farmer , January 20, 2012

Val Farmer: How to make holiday season extra-special

What makes the Christmas holidays special? For most of us, the religious significance of the birth of Jesus Christ gives meaning to our lives. It is a time for a renewal of faith and Christian charity.

By By Val Farmer , December 30, 2011

Val Farmer: Can you solve problems with your spouse?

I am continually amazed at the number of intelligent, well-meaning couples who fail to communicate and resolve differences in their relationships. On the job, they are great. With their friends, they are great. With each other, they are like squabbling 10-year-olds.

By By Val Farmer , December 23, 2011

Val Farmer: A look at what works in parenting teens

Reflecting back on our parenting years, here are some of the principles we used to form positive relationships with our children during their teenage years. Admittedly we weren’t perfect, but now we are enjoying the fruits of having survived those turbulent years.

By By Val Farmer , December 16, 2011

Val Farmer: Rural life comes with particular downsides

What are the things about living in a small community that gripe you? Normally you wouldn’t bring these things up in polite company, but among trusted friends and in your braver or more foolish moments you might. Of course you would want to preface your thoughts with the reasons why you like living in a rural community so your friends don’t get the wrong impression.

By By Val Farmer , December 09, 2011

Val Farmer: Sticking with self-help goals can be challenge

What are you going to do about that unwanted behavior – the particular vice or problem you are trying to overcome? Is it excessive weight, overspending, smoking, excessive and uncontrolled drinking, or an issue with anger management?

By By Val Farmer , December 02, 2011

Val Farmer: Weighing benefits, costs of living together

According to the new Pew Research analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, the rates of unmarried cohabitation – the status of couples who are sexual partners, not married to each other, and sharing a household – have doubled over the past 15 years. Between 1960 and 2005, cohabitation has increased by 1,200 percent or more than tenfold.

By By Val Farmer , November 25, 2011

Val Farmer: Understanding victims of abuse, breaking cycle

Why do abuse victims go back to abusive relationships? In order to understand this, one has to recognize the nature of the bond that has developed between the abusive partner and the victim.

November 18, 2011

Val Farmer: Meetings take work, skill and preparation

Have you been in a meeting that was a waste of time? Were a couple of picky agenda items talked to death while the important items got a short shrift? Did people leave the meeting feeling angry? Was there a chance for people with minority views to be heard? Was the meeting really necessary in the first place?

By By Val Farmer , November 11, 2011

Val Farmer: First loves, former loves potentially dangerous

By talking with people who have had affairs and courtship collapses, I’ve learned about the power of fantasy and “first loves.” A breakup of a first romance – not of one’s own choosing – has a lot of unresolved power connected with it.

By By Val Farmer , November 04, 2011

Val Farmer: How marriage counseling can lead to divorce

William J. Doherty, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota Family Social Science Department, believes that when therapy is poorly done, it helps undermine people’s commitment to their marriages. Here are some of the problems he has observed.

October 28, 2011

Val Farmer: How husbands, wives can solve disputes

I am continually amazed at the number of intelligent, well-meaning couples who fail to communicate and resolve differences in their relationships. On the job, they are great. With their friends, they are great. With each other, they are like squabbling 10-year-olds.

By By Val Farmer , October 21, 2011

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