Nearly every person I have worked with has the same relationship issue. Trying to change their partner. In my experience trying to change our partner is one of the top three relationship issues out there (unhealthy co-dependency and bad boundaries are the other two). For example, years ago when I was dating around, once the […]
There are some things in life that can be difficult but beautiful, like raising a child. The joys certainly outweigh the challenges in most cases, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Chasing a dream or a goal is another example. Sometimes a person may feel like quitting, but if he keeps fighting, he may get […]
Many people, including myself earlier in life, view friendship and even love as something requiring chaos and dysfunction. It’s what many people saw growing up, and so it is how they define a close or intimate relationship. So if the highs and lows are missing in a relationship, many people will create it in order […]
Reboot Your Relationship and Breakthrough the Upper Limit Barriers to Love!! When you hit the wall with your relationship what do you do? Read on and then listen to the above link!! If a couple wants to unlock their relationship potential, and really deepen over time, they need to clear the decks and get to […]
Life is about relationships. Connection is why we are here. Health is social — it is what gives us meaning, purpose and healing in our lives. This is our path and practice of love, healing fractured relationships and restoring the loss of social capital in society. ‘Our stories are not meant for everyone. Hearing […]
I get asked this question all the time by singles and couples— “what is a relationship?” Consider “Relationship as a Practice…” First we must understand that there is an internal struggle ‘within’ and ‘between’ and the relationship itself is a mirror for some of the unconscious relationship wounds and ‘hot-wired’ patterns that trigger us. Marianne […]
Reboot Your Relationship: somatic experiencing and attunement. Definition of Atunement A definition of attunement ‘is a kinesthetic and emotional sensing of others knowing their rhythm, affect and experience by metaphorically being in their skin, and going beyond empathy to create a two-person experience of unbroken feeling connectedness by providing a reciprocal affect and/or resonating response’. […]
When working with couples one of the critical skills (basic core skills) is listening, understanding, and validating (LUV Talk). Just because you hear something doesn’t mean you’re listening. Listening isn’t just a skill, it’s one of the keys to wisdom. It requires a calm and genuine curiosity to truly ‘understand’ something or someone for the […]
Is it time to end your relationship? Infidelity is a huge slap in the face to anyone who has met its acquaintance. If you have meet with infidelity in your relationship, you will be faced with this frightening question: Should we break up? Let’s ask the relationship experts when is the best time to end […]
