Don’t Make This Common Relationship Mistake
A common relationship mistake that can be easily corrected can lead to healthier boundaries and more intimacy.
Setting Boundaries Can Help Strengthen Your Relationship
Setting healthy boundaries can actually help strengthen our relationships. Want to know how?
Giving Feedback in a Way That Strengthens Relationships
Feedback. I remember early in my career during a performance review, my then supervisor told me I wasn’t very good at receiving feedback. He said I got defensive. …
Feeling misunderstood in your relationship? How to Create Closeness.
Six Steps to building security in your relationship Most of us want nothing more than to feel understood, to be close to our family and to feel a sense of …
Manage Conflict by Fighting Fairly. 10 Ground Rules.
These days it seems like the conflict meter is off the charts. We seem to be engaging in more highly charged conversations than ever before. Whether you are talking to …
Do you have an important conversation you’ve been dreading?
I don’t know about you but with all that is going on in the world, with the virus, racism, and the economy I find myself having critical conversations daily! Effectively …
4 Steps for a Genuine Apology
I don’t know about you but my relationships have been a little challenged since we have all been spending more time at home! Being able to apologize effectively has come …
10 Habits for Healthy Relationships
It may seem like the happiest couples who have deep connections, and are highly compatible; don’t put effort into their relationships. This isn’t true! Loving and secure relationships don’t just …
How Full is Your Love Tank?
Recently, I had a couple in my office. The wife was feeling “not cared for” and the husband was feeling “underappreciated”. She said, “He never tells me that he loves …
Strategies to Cope with Holiday Induced Anxiety
In spite of how hallmark commercials portray the holidays, for many of us they are some of the most stressful and anxiety causing times of the year. The extra activities, …