When Anger is Met with Love…
It’s Otto writing today and I want to share a story about one of the most difficult days of my life in the hope that it will be helpful to you. Enjoy… It was about 9:30 pm on a Saturday night and my son was …
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An Introvert, Opinionated but Wants to Communicate Better…
Rita was tired of holding so much back but she didn’t know how to communicate better with her husband and tell him what was wrong. When she did express her opinion, they often fought with him getting angry and her retreating back into her shell. …
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If You or Your Partner is Emotionally Checking Out of the Relationship…
It can feel very lonely and upsetting when you slowly realize that either you or your partner is emotionally checking out of the relationship. You can make up all kinds of stories as to why it’s happening but the truth is that you probably don’t …
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Emotional Connection: How to Build it and How to Keep It
A deeper emotional connection can be built with those you love. Here are 3 ways to begin…
Communication That Resolves Resentments
It’s a fact, your communication either creates closeness, connection and expands the feelings of love, creativity and possibilities… Or it creates walls, barriers and defenses that cause distance, separation and resentments. Wouldn’t it be a whole lot better if the other people in your life …
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…
Sticky Conversations–3 Tips for Making Them Easier
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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5 Communication Mistakes That Push Love Away
We all make what we might consider communication mistakes as we go through life and interact with others. It’s just inevitable because we’re all so different and look at the world so differently. As we’ve learned from our own relationships, as well as from our …
Communication Fails: The Crazy Things People Try When They Try to Improve Communication
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 …
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3 Tips When You Give More Than You Receive in Your Relationship
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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