Nonviolent Communication remains the only body of work (at least that I’m aware of) which encourages (insists?) on tracking the needs of everyone as being equally important. In my opinion this is the essential skill to embrace, no matter how egregious what we are seeing and experiencing is to us.
Read MoreAs you are finding ways to relate to your partner (and others), remember that practicing is the only way you will make the new grooves in your capacity to create something new.
Read MoreRead more for a brief overview of Nonviolent Communication. Hoping it will wet your appetite for learning more!
Read MoreI 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 MoreStruggling to find gratitude this Thanksgiving? Here are some hints about how to remain true to yourself, and up your attitude of gratitude.
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.
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