Improve Communication

Whether you’ve been a habitual people-pleaser or not… Setting healthy boundaries in a way the other person can hear you and will actually accept them can be tricky. But here’s what’s even trickier… You second-guess yourself about the line you’re attempting to draw. All kinds […]

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.

A couple of mornings ago, as I was waking up from my night’s sleep, I noticed that my body was in a little bit of a strange position and my back was hurting… But I just continued to lie there. And as I continued to

Cathy was frustrated, angry and overwhelmed with stress. Her husband of many years and still in his early 60’s was in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Even though she still loved him and had a lot of empathy for what he was going through,

If you never imagined that a goose could teach you about making your relationships better, think again. Here’s a bazaar true story that Susie’s daughter told her about a co-worker’s experience. Ann was training for a marathon, running on a bike path in a major

Awhile ago we watched the 2010 remake of the movie “Death at a Funeral” and laughed harder than we’ve laughed in a long time. We recognize that it didn’t get very good reviews but we loved it! In the middle of all the silly, outlandish

There’s a dance that often goes on in relationships that is REALLY destructive to the love that exists between two people if you don’t get wise to it. We’re talking about a “one-up/one down” relationship drama or an Inferiority/Superiority dance. Here’s an example of how

One of biggest questions you can have in a committed relationship is… “How can I get my partner to be more open with me?” Here’s what we’ve learned… It’s a common challenge when one person thinks the other isn’t showing up emotionally as much as

If you’ve ever found yourself getting triggered by someone repeatedly and it ends up in the same fight that never gets resolved… Or maybe you’re the one triggering your partner and you don’t know how to stop… It might be called pushing each other’s buttons–and

If you’re reading this, we’re guessing that you’re interested in having more love, intimacy and connection in a relationship that you may feel is lacking in some way. You may have bought into the idea of just loving your partner more and “being an invitation”