Over the next few weeks we will look at what it means to be in a codependent relationship. What can you learn about yourself and the type of partner you are attracted to? How can you begin to use those lessons to change your own behavior in ways that will serve you better...
I challenge you to choreography your life. Keep in mind the key for quadrants of our lives: physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. Where are you and where do you want to be a year from now. Notice what was important to you a year ago that may no longer be so. What has taken its place? Where have you grown...
...preaching, moralizing or “parenting” comments can put up barriers to clear communication. Listening is your most valuable skill and tool. Families that keep feelings repressed, that don’t discuss issues that come up, send the message that it’s not all right to talk about things that bother us. The consequences of this can be seen in...
It’s no secret that one of the biggest challenges a parent faces after divorce is staying in good communication with your children. Obviously all parents struggle with communication issues as their children grow, but children who have had their lives dramatically altered by separation or divorce need even more attention...
If you could design your ideal life what would it look like? Most people actually don’t know. We are so programmed to think about what we don’t want, couldn’t afford, can’t have, what won’t work…that we rarely give ourselves the gift of dreaming about our true desires, all obstacles aside!
Guest Post What could be a better gift to give your spouse or partner on Valentine’s Day than the gift of vigorous, unconditional love? The first and second stages of love are romantic and physical — those are the easier ones for most of us to handle. It is when we reach the third […]
By always being authentic, you act and react in your most natural way. When we are our genuine selves all the time, we learn more quickly who is and is not a good fit for us...
The universal response today to the question, "how are you" is "BUSY!" With laptops and i phones, texting and IM'ing, high speed internet access and instant everything, why do we have less time then ever before? Even our children are over stressed, 'scheduling in' time to play with their friends. Where is the balance in your life?
If you do not love yourself, you will be looking to ‘get’ that which you feel you are lacking from others and will surely be disappointed. It is when we are insecure with ourselves that we look for someone else to ‘complete’ us or ‘fill us up’ or ‘make us happy’. A relationship based on needing another’s attention, admiration or love to feel complete is a recipe for heartbreak...
As we look for a partner in life that we can love, interesting things begin to happen. At first, we are blissfully consumed by the other person. They make us feel strong and sexy, fulfilled and needed, etc. But after a time, we may find ourselves...
