About Rusty Stewart

My name is Rusty Stewart, Ph.D. and I am the founder of Personal Growth Alternatives LLC, a holistic healing center and reiki school located in Abington, PA.
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Relationships, Requirements, and Patience

What I am about to share with you are some of the most important aspects in deciding to get involved with somebody. First of all, you are going to have to be patient. Most relationships start off way too quickly without really getting to know one another. This is commonly called the honeymoon phase. This […]

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The Cosmic Joke About Relationships

Hmmmm, this sounds interesting! No kidding, strong attraction to another human being is your unresolved childhood issues showing up as attraction. Really, WTF? We are meant to heal our childhood issues through our significant others. We would never do this unless we were drawn in by attraction. This is why I recommend waiting 6 months […]

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Agreements and Relationships

Agreements are one of the most important factors in relationships. And then getting alignment on these agreements is paramount in any relationship. The trust will be built between you to a large extent by honoring these agreements. So make sure when you discuss agreements that you are not just saying yes to them for the […]

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Little Voice, Part II

The problem is basically this; our Higher Self and adult voice is many times the servant to the little voice which is our Master. The key is to have our little voice become our servant and have our adult and Higher Self voice become out Master. This shift will produce amazing results in your relationships, […]

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Relationships and that Little Voice

Relationships are challenging in and of themselves. They can take a lot of work until we transform ourselves and our communication. Then relationships can occur with freedom and ease. However the freedom and ease can quickly disappear if we do not continue to be fully self expresses and stay in the space of transformation. One […]

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Relationship with Self

I’ve spent a lot of time speaking about relationships with others. And yes, I have been directing the responsibility 100% back on ourselves for being at the cause of everything. Now it’s time to focus on the self. For if we don’t get clear on who we are and what our vision of our life […]

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Don’t Compromise on your Relationship Agreements

Make sure you have agreements established in your relationships or there will probably be suffering to one degree or another. Compromise will not work. Compromise is sacrifice, which is useful when something is not as important to us. However, when we compromise somethings that is part of our requirements of who we are and what […]

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Relationships: What Goes Unsaid

What goes unsaid is another way of describing withholding communication. Many relationships participate in this type of behavior for fear of hurting the other persons feelings, starting an argument, or the person leaving them, just to name a few. This frequently results in inauthenticity or covering up the real communication of what is going on […]

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Relationships are Mirrors for our Learning Experiences

Most people don’t like to hear this, but, our closest relationships are our biggest teachers and mirrors. We cannot grow into our potential greatness as human beings without relationships. I see who I am through others. I get into trouble when I start listening to myself instead of my coach or others that can see […]

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Left Over Relationship Stuff

Throughout my 13 years as a relationship coach and psychotherapist, I have witnessed many people go through the suffering and pain of a breakup. There really is no time frame as to when one gets over the former relationship partner. Usually the person who terminated the relationship handles the break up the easiest. The other […]

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