What Is Passive-Aggressive Behaviour – and Is It Toxic? Dealing with a passive-aggressive partner is really hard. You’ve hear it before right? The “I’m fine.”…… You know what that means when someone says it to…
Recently I was having a conversation with a colleague of mine about why people can sometimes, on a dime, turn into a jerk. We were talking about the hard to catch and hard to deal…
If you’ve ever asked yourself why relationships feel so hard – even when you think you’re doing all the right things – you’re not alone. You try. You care. You show up. And still… things…
This idea of changing or controlling someone’s behaviour to start or stop doing something comes up in all the time. Whenever people are dissatisfied in their relationships, the first place they look is to the…
Let’s finally address the BS idea that “if they really cared, they’d just know.” Seriously. It’s in every rom-com book, movie, or play ever written. That moment towards the end right before the happily-ever-after moment….
Generally, when I start talking about boundaries, people mentally check out of the conversation. Even though everyone’s heard they’re supposed to set them, knowing what your boundaries are, can be tough. On top of that,…
Learning to fight fair will create better connection in your relationships. At least once a week I speak with a client about how to have a tough conversation with someone they’re in a relationship with….
It’s Friday afternoon. You’re wrapping up your workday and feeling goooood. Your co-workers are all headed for happy hour and they keep bugging you about joining them. But you’re not interested. In fact, you can’t…
Think about the last time someone said to you: “We need to talk”. How did you instantly feel? What about when you have to talk your partner about something that could lead to conflict? How…