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Relationship Minute: Quick Tips to Strengthen Your Relationship

Relationship MinuteFebruary 9, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

With Covid optimism in the air with signs of positive change, many couples are finally addressing the issues that have gone subterranean during this pandemic. Some relationships have benefitted from the additional time together but many have been pulled tight, especially if there were unresolved issues between the couple before. Anxiety can strain an already…

Relationship Minute: Identify your wounds

Relationship MinuteApril 15, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Your relationship vulnerabilities have a tendency to be a reflection of prior experiences that were wired into your brain as either strengths or vulnerabilities. These wounds can be healed and your brain rewired (great news) but the first step is to be clear about what your issues are. Ideally, they have an idea of the…

Relationship Minute: Seek happiness from within or from your marriage or relationship?

Relationship MinuteAugust 18, 2015662Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you are frustrated because your marriage or relationship isn't "making" you happy you might want to re-think that. There is a vast difference between being happy with your relationship rather than seeking happiness from your relationship. What is important is a sense of safety and trust. This is a condition that's important for you…

Relationship Minute: Avoid These Four Negative Communication Patterns

Relationship MinuteDecember 17, 2014777Views 0Likes 0Comments

It can be easier said than done to eliminate these damaging habits in your relationship. Many of us have learned problematic communication patterns in our families of origin or struggle with issues around trust in relationships that leading to knee-jerk, unhelpful responses. If you make attempts to follow Dr. Gottman's suggestions but still find yourself…

Relationship Minute: Your mistakes don’t need to mean the end of your relationship.

Relationship MinuteSeptember 3, 2014697Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you've messed up, the relationship is worth saving and your partner is open to allowing for positive change, you're off to a good start. But you have some work to do. To begin with, you and your partner should hone your communication skills to allow for the kind of dialogue that will be necessary to…

Relationship Minute: How is the balance in your relationship?

Relationship MinuteMarch 20, 2014752Views 0Likes 0Comments

There are many ways people do relationships. At the end of the day, I subscribe to the notion "whatever works." But I find that a distress point for many couples in my practice is relationship balance. Relationship balance is the "you, me and we" parts of the relationship. Imagine two overlapping circles with the overlapping…

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Relationship Minute: Quick Tips to Strengthen Your Relationship

Relationship Minute: Identify your wounds

Relationship Minute: Seek happiness from within or from your marriage or relationship?

Relationship Minute: Avoid These Four Negative Communication Patterns

Relationship Minute: Your mistakes don’t need to mean the end of your relationship.

Relationship Minute: How is the balance in your relationship?

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