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Communication means effective listening
I can honestly say that there are not too many people who have had a true influence (some fleeting) on my life but Stephen Covey is one of them. His practical way of looking at making life better has...
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Use Conflict to better your Relationship
Conflict in a relationship is virtually inevitable. In itself, conflict isn’t a problem; how it’s handled, however, can bring people together or tear them apart. Poor communication skills,...
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Co-Dependency : Steps to Recovery in Therapy
The term “Steps to Recovery” is perhaps a bit misleading. There are no guarantees in the process and a lot of things must come together at once. At the heart of this process is a willingness to work on...
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Effective Communication is a Habit!
I am an avid reader of the late Stephen Covey’s body of work and especially the undeniable best ever self-help book ever written “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. If I recommend books to...
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Facing those difficult tasks.
We all do it. We convince ourselves that filing our tax return or planning that career move can wait until tomorrow or next week or next month. We bury our heads in the sand waiting for the right time,...
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Put Communication in your Emotional Bank Account
Often forgotten is that once we decide together to take on the challenge and commitment of sharing a life and building a family, we owe it deeply to ourselves and the other person to ensure that we are...
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What does your Couple Type say about your Relationship?
Do you find yourself taking on a certain role in every relationship you are in? The truth is most of us take on set roles in our relationships whether we realize it or not. Although we like to think...
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Can Conflict help a Relationship?
Conflict in a relationship is virtually inevitable. In itself, conflict isn’t a problem; how it’s handled, however, can bring people together or tear them apart. Poor communication skills,...
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Relationship Requirement No 1: Communication
I sometimes read forums and websites concerning relationships and inevitably come across people who are asking advice and commenting on break-ups. While there are many ways a couple can break up,...
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Listen, Listen!!!
As a therapist, I do a lot of couples therapy. That means I deal frequently with warring, dysfunctional relationships in most cases. Most people enter couples therapy as a last resort to save their...
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How Listening Skills Make The Difference
As a therapist, I do a lot of couples therapy. That means I deal frequently with warring, dysfunctional relationships in most cases. Most people enter couples therapy as a last resort to save their...
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Increase Your Self Worth, Step 5: Self Assertiveness, Honesty And Purpose
Once you have done the hard work to bring in self awareness, self acceptance, self discipline and self responsibility into your life, the next issue is how do we maintain that? How do we create a...
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Relationships Are All About Balance Of Power….And We Fight To Keep It
It is of very little consequence how good you feel your relationship is, there is a dynamic that defines the interaction and what you do. It doesn’t matter if it is a friendship, work or a romantic...
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Emotional Honesty: What It Is And Why It Is Important
Most people are emotionally dishonest for various reasons. A bold statement, maybe but in my experience it is a true statement. Look at this quote: “Most of us feel that others will not tolerate...
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Conflict: Problem Solving Rather Than Accusation
When problems arise in a relationship, couples are often told they need to “communicate” – or talk to each other. If a couple is in crisis, my feeling is that they need to talk more and not less....
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Despite Our Best Efforts To Grow Up, Our Child-like Self Never Really Leaves Us
Any parent will testify the range of emotions associated with bringing up a child. Joy, heartache, worry among others are part and parcel of the package. What parents do while bringing up their...
View ArticleCodependency Stories Day 10: Day 1 Revisited
Today, we revisit the exploits of A and B who were the focus of Diary Week 1. After a few weeks of harmony, yet another fight happened which led to A giving B the silent treatment for three days. Even...
View ArticleHaving Trouble With Conflict Management And Resolution; Set Rules
Many good relationships can be tarnished by conflict. Conflict is truly inevitable when two people come together and the ability to manage it and find solutions will go a long way to predicting how...
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Once you have done the hard work to bring in self awareness, self acceptance, self discipline and self responsibility into your life, the next issue is how do we maintain…
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It is of very little consequence how good you feel your relationship is, there is a dynamic that defines the interaction and what you do. It doesn’t matter if it…
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