When I work with couples they are sometimes surprised at my approach. I work with them on not just on what happens between them but also on strengthening each person individually. The reason for that is that relationships are only as healthy as the individuals that make up the couple.
It is important that each person [...]
In addition to writing here I have another blog where I give tips and tools for rekindling relationships. Yet together these two make a whole. What determines the strengths of relationships are the two individuals. By building a strong personal foundation we become better partners. The most important factor in loving relationships is the feeling [...]
One of my mentors, Virginia Satir, taught me something that has been useful to me and everyone else I have shared it with. She said “treat everything that comes at you from the outside as something with which to cope, and not as a way to define yourself.
How often do you hear yourself or others [...]
I have just been listening to Tiger Woods who gave a press conference. This time he really seemed to understand the emotional ramifications of his behavior both for himself and for his marriage. His infidelity was a betrayal of their marital commitment. Only time will tell if his wife and he can repair their marriage.
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