Here’s a question for you… How many people do you let see you naked? Chances are, not many. How about emotionally naked? We’re guessing you don’t let many people see you emotionally naked either. Getting “naked” emotionally is when you let down your guard and …
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We love getting questions from our readers and here’s a really great one about verbal disrespect we received awhile back… “Sally” asks… “It’s said that these days what is killing more marriages even more than infidelity is ‘verbal disrespect.’ Which is the best way to …
Heidi was beyond frustrated when her husband Ted once again refused to have “the talk” about their finances. They had combined their incomes when they got married–a second marriage for both of them–and she’d taken on paying the house bills because Ted said he wasn’t …
Here are 3 ways we dealt with money issues and differences in our relationship to create deeper connection and love even when it was difficult…
Why are difficult conversations so “difficult” to have and how can they be easier? They’re difficult because we all make up stories that they are more important or have more riding on them than other conversations. We’re afraid our “truth” won’t land well with the …
Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to Be Difficult–Here’s How… Read More »
Any conversation can turn ugly and messy if you don’t handle it right and today we’re giving you 3 tips for “unsticking” sticky conversations for more understanding and love. One of the most uncomfortable feelings you could ever experience when you’re in a relationship or …
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Showing up as love and with an open heart is incredibly difficult when you’ve got judgments about yourself, somebody else, some situation or something that you think should be different. Jack’s wife Sandy was so upset with him when she found out about these two …
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To Elizabeth, arguing with her husband Paul seemed to be the only way they communicated and she was tired of it. They never agreed on anything and the house always seemed filled with tension when the two of them were together. They’d even begun picking …
Joyce buried her face in her hands, wondering how to stop the constant criticism she heard inside her head. The harsh, loud, critical voice of her inner critic was relentless. For Joyce, like most of us, she has two voices in her head: –The calm, …
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” …
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