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,...
