Our Relationships are a Sacred Teaching Ground
Linda: If we can hold our relationships as a sacred teaching ground, where everything can be utilized as an opportunity to learn and grow, our lives take on a more vital,
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Why is Marriage Going out of Vogue?
Linda: Many people nowadays consider marriage an obsolete institution. Here are a few of the explanations people offer to explain their orientation.
Adam: “Marriage is a trap set by women to capture men in order to keep the naturally promiscuous male for themselves alone.
...How to Talk With Your Spouse About Emotional Neglect: Olive & Oscar Part 2
In a previous blog post, you met Oscar and Olive, a lovely couple who both have Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) who were featured in my book, Running On Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships With Your Partner,
...Relationship as a Path to Authenticity Part 2
Linda: Some meaningful ways that we support each other to become authentic are:
- Stimulate each other’s curiosity about what most interests us.
Relationship as a Path to Authenticity Part 1
Linda: One big advantage of marriage is the opportunity to become our authentic self. Authentic is defined as not false or copied, genuine or real.
...Not on Speaking Terms; What to Do?
Linda: There are times when a relationship is so broken down; when those involved have been so hurt by the other, that they withdraw into silence to protect themselves.
...12 Ways To Cultivate Empathy
Are you the type who instantly attunes to another person’s experience and seemingly knows the right things to say and do? Or do you secretly wonder if you’re just lacking in the empathy gene?
Tina Turner Was Once a Battered Wife
Linda: Tina Turner is known as The Queen of Rock and Roll, a legend in the music industry. But her success has been hard-won. Tina was an unwanted child,
...22 Steps To Better Communication In Your Relationships
Be it in work or personal situations, the ability to communicate effectively can make the difference between a cooperative and enlightening conversation and a combative and anxiety-provoking argument.
Are You Available and Approachable?
Linda: Once I was on a plane flying to Little Rock, Arkansas. I was seated next to an older woman. I remember her as having kind,
...Getting Good Help
Linda: Many years ago, Charlie and I went to Brietenbush, Oregon for a couples’ retreat with Stephen and Ondrea. This was during the time when I feared that my marriage was dying.
Rebuilding Damaged Trust
Linda: When trust has been severely damaged, there are ways to promote the healing process: 1) being willing to live in the unknown, 2) holding the tension of the opposites,
...Discovering Talking Meditation
...In due season will I speak, not out of season.
In truth will I speak, not in falsehood.
For his (her) benefit will I speak,
Looking for A Magic Wand?
“Reciprocity is a deep instinct; it is the basic currency of social life.” Jonathan Haidt
Linda: Altruism (in Dictionary.com) is defined as the principle or practice of concern for,
...Falling in Love Again and Again
Linda: According to Ellen Berscheid and Elaine Walster, passionate love is defined as “a wildly emotional state in which tender and sexual feelings, elation and pain,
...Managing The Committee In Your Head
Does it ever seem as if there’s an internal debate going on in your mind? One voice says, “This report which I’ve prepared for my boss sucks”,
Teachings from Star Wars
Linda: When I take my grandsons to see the Star Wars movies, we always have a great time being dazzled by the special effects. The classic good vs.
...A Big Do-over
Linda: A do-over is putting a correction in when you realize that you have made a mistake. It’s an opportunity to try or perform something a second time.
...A Blended Family’s Breakthrough
Michael and Jane‘s big challenge was one that many couples in second marriages face: blending two families without diminishing the integrity of the marriage. As all too many know from the first-hand experience,
...How to Have Productive, Insightful Conversations: The Vertical Questioning Technique
Have you recently moved and wish you could make new friends?
Do you have lots of acquaintances but want more close friends?
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