Let me ask you something: What’s it like to be in a relationship with you? At first glance you might think it’s pretty easy. You’re kind, thoughtful, and generous. You have a great sense of humor and people seem to enjoy being around you. You’re a good listener and easy to get along with. Maybe can be a little high …
This topic comes up in just about any conversation about dissatisfaction in relationships because people often think they can change their partner. So let’s get this out of the way right at the beginning. You can’t. If your partner makes a real change in their life, it’s because they decided to do so. There. That’s clear. End of article right? …
According to Dr. John Gottman, one of the key indicators of a healthy relationship is the friendship in the partnership. Couples who genuinely like each other and enjoy spending time together have a healthy relationship – no brainer right? So what builds and maintains friendship in the relationship? One way to build friendship in the relationship is to talk to each …
Whenever I start talking about boundaries I can see and feel people mentally check out of the conversation. Boundaries get talked about all the time; everyone knows they’re supposed to set them, most people have a hard time figuring out what their boundaries are/ should be. On top of that, setting them and holding them occurs as confronting and hard. …
By Heather Spurrell It’s 10 am Saturday morning, errand day, and you and your person are set. It’s all the life stuff, mundane but necessary. Normally it would be a boring hassle but today is a ‘date-day’ in an effort to reconnect with each other. The connection and intimacy have been drifting as between you have been a little tense …
It’s Friday afternoon, you’re wrapping up your workday, and you’re feeling goooood. Your co-workers are all headed out a little early for happy hour and they keep bugging you about joining them. But you’re not interested. In fact, you can’t wait to get home! Why? Because you know that in 4 hours and 32 minutes you’re going to see your …
It’s 5:30 am. Your alarm goes off to start another day. You rub your face, trying to wake up after a night of not-so-restful-sleep. You remember what you have ahead of you at work today and your shoulders slump. You drag yourself out of bed and down the stairs to get a cup of life-giving coffee… a bright spot in …
