Relationships: The Human Issue
Relationships are sometimes hard. It can be difficult to mesh two personalities into one reciprocally beneficial bond. Often in working with couples in counseling, there seems to be a presenting …
Basic Human Rights
Years ago when facilitating a young women’s life skills group, I would often include handouts and one was a list of Basic Human Rights (as seen below). As I recall, …
Curiosity, The Great Relationship Saver
We appreciate and put trust in those who are self-confident. With confidence comes feelings of strength and certainty. Confidence, then, is generally thought of positively. In relationships, however, confidence can …
The Greatest Communication Tool Ever Invented
“We need to communicate better.” This is the most commonly uttered phrase I hear couples use at the start of couples counseling. “Can you give us some tools?” typically follows. …
“People don’t talk like that!“
When I am teaching couples, individuals, or groups about communication, a common reservation they express is that “People don’t talk like that.” Some of the common constructions for teaching assertive …
