People-Pleasing: What’s So Wrong With It?
People-pleasing is often so unconscious that we don’t know we’re damaging our relationships. Here’s why it’s important to recognize and stop it…
Why Being a People Pleaser is So Damaging for Relationships
I had never thought of myself as a liar or a people pleaser but one Saturday afternoon I was forced to consider that maybe I was both without even realizing it. What triggered this realization happened sometime in the early 80’s, as I was sitting …
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How to Find Gratitude When You’re Just Not Feeling It…
When it comes to gratitude… We all know that we just feel better and are happier when we can have a grateful attitude toward life but… How do you find gratitude when you’re just not feeling it? The answer is–you can’t. You can’t find, see …
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Getting Unstuck When You Don’t Feel Lovable
As Pam sipped her coffee, her thoughts brought her to all the ways she was unlovable. All she’d ever wanted was to be loved, truly loved, and she wondered how she got so far from actually fulfilling that desire. She hadn’t had a “bad” childhood …
The Missing Love Ingredient… 3 Ways to Find It
In today’s world, a missing love ingredient from almost all intimate relationships is something that might surprise you. It’s also something that most people don’t think about much these days. It’s an ingredient that most couples who keep their relationships strong, growing and passionate over …
The Communication “Rule” Everyone Can Live by for More Love and Less Drama
Here’s a quick question for you…. What’s the one skill that can change relationships for the better in the shortest amount of time? Don’t worry, almost everyone gets this wrong. It’s a simple communication skill everyone thinks they’re really good at but aren’t… It’s listening. …
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Getting Your Partner to Change–What to Do and Not to Do
One of the tricks to getting your partner to change is also one of the hardest things to see… Especially when it’s a relationship where you’re really invested and want something better than you’re experiencing right now with that person. The best way to get …
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Feeling Manipulated? Here’s What to Do…
Joyce was so tired of her husband always having an excuse when it came time to help with the weekly house cleaning. They both worked outside the home and Joyce thought it was only fair that they each contribute to keeping their home clean but… …
3 Ways to Repair Broken Communication
When most people say there’s broken communication, there’s what they think is going on and there’s what’s really going on under the surface. Usually one person is not doing or saying what the other person thinks they should and one or both are angry, distant, …
How to Communicate and Love Someone Who’s Stubborn
As Otto left for the home improvement store with measuring tape in hand, I cringed. I thought his idea for how to anchor the banister to the wall leading to the top floor of our home would look like people who didn’t know what they …
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