Many of us suffer from the addiction called “Black and White Thinking” but don’t see it or don’t realize all the trouble it causes. Black and white thinking is “either-or” thinking. It’s thinking there is only one option and not being open to hearing another… […]

In terms of priority, where do you feel like you rank with your partner? Are you and your relationship their 1st priority? Or are you and your relationship… 2nd… 3rd…. or  an even lower priority? If you and your relationship are a top priority to

One of the most upsetting feelings you could ever experience when you’re in a relationship or marriage (especially when you’ve been together a long time) is… When you feel like you can’t say what you think or how you feel and be understood. You can

Saying what’s on your mind seems like a good idea but is it? Here Susie and Otto tell Tori’s story and give 3 valuable communication tips…

It’s a fact that communication builds or destroys trust in every moment. One of the ways to build trust instead of destroying it is this… Be clear in your communication after you’ve gotten clear inside you. *Be as clear as you can when you’re talking

In relationships of all kinds, the conflict of independence-dependence can be one of the stickiest issues that people have to deal with. Since we’re all so different, each of us has a greater or lesser desire for freedom and independence and that’s where the “rub”

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,

It’s so easy to get defensive when someone, especially a loved one, thinks or acts differently from what you think is “right.” It just seems natural or “healthy” to defend a belief and make the other person “see the light”… Or in other words, make