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Do Less, Be More: How Pausing before Doing Can Change Negative Habits
“Life is not an emergency” –Richard Brennan Have you considered how you would like to do things differently this year in your personal life, career, or physical health? Goals might include communicating better with your partner, yelling less at your kids,...
The Importance of Not Being Prepared: How Negative Rehearsal Damages Relationships
Have you ever walked into your home and immediately noticed that your partner didn’t take out the trash, back the car up the right way, or do some other thing you feel they should have done? If so, it is likely you have been rehearsing negative scripts—inner...
How We Undermine Our Relationships: Assumptions and How To Avoid Them
"Assumptions are the termites of relationships." –Henry Winkler Adding on Facebook, texting members of the opposite sex (in a heterosexual relationship), openly flirting at a party, sending explicit sexual emails and photos, having an emotional or sexual...
The Empathy Cure: How to Really Listen and Help your Partner Solve Their Issues through Empathy
“Empathy dissolves alienation.” –Carl Rogers Have you ever talked to your partner, friend, or even therapist about something that was bothering you and heard suggestions like “You should do this; it will help,” or been given reassurance that things were not so bad:...
How to Say You’re Sorry: A Guide To Relationship Healing
Would you like your relationship to be conflict free? If “yes," you may want to think again. Conflict is one of the best ways for couples to see how your two unique personalities are not connecting; conflict helps you understand each other more deeply and...