Everyone agrees… Communicating in ways that bring you and your spouse or partner closer together is a good thing. Communicating in ways that make the important people in your life want to spend more time with you is always something you should want… AND… Communicating …
Communication Fails: The Crazy Things People Try When They Try to Improve Communication Read More »
If you feel like you give more than you receive in your relationship, read about what Shirley discovered. Shirley felt like she was always the one to go to Pete’s town which was 30 miles away for weekend visits. She was tired of leaving her …
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One of the tricks to finding a better way to resolve conflict than compromising is to pay attention to what’s inside you and be open to seeing something new. So often, when there’s conflict, it feels like you have to compromise where one person is …
As the paralyzing fear of confrontation built inside her, Paula found herself once again lying to her husband. She knew it was wrong, but couldn’t stop doing what she’d done her whole life with everyone she’d been close to. When she sensed the other person …
Suddenly she got quiet. Then she got curious. Her name is Rebecca and she is a smart, funny, intelligent, budding marathon runner and I didn’t mean to make her upset. I just wanted to show her how she was lying to herself and didn’t even …
Would you risk your life to shake hands with a total stranger? Last week we did and here’s why… We had only met him two minutes earlier and as Christian reached out to shake our hands, during Coronavirus or not… After what had just happened …
Annette was stuck. She felt like she’d been a pushover all her life in her family growing up and now it was the same with her new husband. In the past, when she’d tried to stand up for herself, she’d either felt like she’d come …
Standing Up for Yourself and Communicating Your Needs Without Being Needy or Bossy Read More »
Nothing can be more irritating than when your partner won’t listen to you and starts trying to “fix” you in the process–and you want him or her to change. **Question from a reader… “My fiance has been through personal development work and so understands the …
He won’t listen–She’s frustrated and wants him to change Read More »
I used to think I wanted an emotional man until I got one! After my divorce when Otto and I were first together 22 years ago, I remember feeling so loved and cared for in a way I had never felt before. But I also …
There was about a two week window of time after I told my first wife I was leaving her that was totally real, raw and vulnerable. Most of the time, I’d just as soon forget all the stuff that happened before (and after) that caused …
Vulnerability in Love and Life– A Good Thing or Something Else? Read More »
