Communication, Couples Issues, Relationship Struggles, Stress Management
Conflict is a common occurrence between couples that have differences of opinion when deciding a course of action. I know because it shows up in my therapy room a lot. I find this conflict often arises because couples treat every decision as the same decision when...
Communication, Couples Issues, Relationship Struggles, Stress Management
Conflict is a common occurrence between couples that have differences of opinion when deciding a course of action. I know because it shows up in my therapy room a lot. I find this conflict often arises because couples treat every decision as the same decision when...
Boundary Problems, Couples Issues, Job Challenges, Parenting, Step-Families
In this scenario we have person A, person B and person C. Imagine that A and B get into a disagreement and B seeks out C to vent and get support (an extremely common phenomenon). C will be tempted to get involved by siding with B, telling B what B should do, etc. ...
Couples Issues, Relationship Struggles, Sexuality
You’re in the moment, things are rolling along smoothly when your partner says something along the lines of “I feel like you’re just going through the motions.” Eerrrrrh! A major desire buzz kill has just occurred. Insert awkward moment as you move away from each...
Communication, Couples Issues, Divorce, Relationship Struggles, Sexuality |
If doesn’t do much good for you to talk if your partner isn’t listening to you. For real communication to happen, you have to have both a Sender and a Receiver, a Talker and a Listener. Intimacy can’t happen if both aren’t present in the exchange. True intimacy,...
