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There is no magic answer to rekindling a relationship. There is no one thing that will quickly turn things around. Yet many couples are able to achieve a new closeness in their relationship. You may well ask ” how do they do it?” After helping many couples rekindle their relationship I have found that [...] We are snowed-in. Twenty inches makes for a beautiful winter wonderland. The snowfall made me aware of how important it is to be flexible. My weekend was planned with shopping, the grandkids coming to decorate the tree and spend the night, buying and mailing last minute presents and baking cookies. Everything, except for baking [...] Control in relationships gets complicated. There are several ways that control affects relationships. In healthy relationships it is important for each person to be in control of self. That means that each takes responsibility for his/her own feelings and thinking. This kind of control increases self-worth and enhances the well being of the relationship. [...] When couples want to strengthen their marriage they describe their current difficulty as “we just don’t communicate”. Indeed on the surface that appears to be the number one problem; however, there is usually something else going on that makes it hard for them to communicate. That something else has to do with where each [...] After yoga class a friend and I started speaking about the effects of change on relationships. I mentioned that whenever one person takes a new step at first the spouse usually is supportive. It is when the change starts affecting him/her that re-balancing becomes necessary. My friend said she new exactly what I was [...] Whenever I use the term UPGRADE YOUR RELATIONSHIP I get interesting reactions. Some people do not seem to have much of an idea as to what I am talking about. Others will say that is just what they want for themselves. We all interact with people on a daily basis either live, on the [...] Recently I was asked if I thought that menopause freed women up or caused trouble. What a perceptive question since the answer is that both things happen. It is not an either/or. The most tumultuous time for women are the few years (anywhere from 2 to 10) prior to menopause where most women experience [...] A growth mindset is good for relationships. Actually, I think, that it is essential to developing healthy relationships. When two individuals begin a relationship they have the task of learning to also be a twosome. Not an easy task considering that each person comes with unique life experiences and each is filled with expectations [...] Most couples who are struggling with their relationship will say that the problem is communication. It looks like communication is the issue but the difficulty generally is more than words. Indeed they are frustrated with their communication but beneath that struggle is the dilemma of not knowing how to create a sense of WE [...] An artist friend of mine is working on a series about walls going up when relationships end. I will be eager to see how she depicts that in her paintings. As we talked I said to her that so much of my work is helping people take down emotional walls that have been in [...] |
 
  
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