I might enjoy being enveloped in a juicy hug when I do something that someone is grateful for. Yet, it isn’t true that I want a hug from just anyone. Anyway, this isn’t about hugging, this is about honesty and considering the needs of everyone equally important in relationships.
Read MoreWhat is your capacity to swipe left? Is it before you say or do something that you regret?
Read MoreWhen Steve and I first met, I was clearly not “it” for him. He was clearly “it” for me. That was our first disagreement. In hindsight, that discrepancy in our assumptions about each other was the foundation of our ‘rocky’ start.
Read MoreEmpathy. It doesn’t have to be complicated and long to weave a sense of connection and care into any relationship.
Read MoreThe word partnership means so many different things to so many that truthfully, left unexplored can lead us into hidden expectations and assumptions. What’s the remedy? Have a situationship of course.
Read MoreTake a look at the difference between confrontation and simple difference of opinion. How to speak up and still invite dialogue and connection.
Read MoreI don’t care what you do! It doesn’t matter to me. Have you said this, either emphatically, or just as a matter of fact? When you reflect on the times you have said it, was it actually true, or is it something you said to protect yourself? Does it ever really hurt less because we announce our indifference?
Read MoreWhen you say this, who are you giving the power to? If you think you can’t, why?
Read MoreIt might seem counter-intuitive to speak up and say what might be heart-breaking for both parties, truthfully if you are able to say it and remain present for another’s pain, this is compassion and care looks like.
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