Why Stonewalling is a Powerful Relationship Killer
What’s Stonewalling? Are You Doing It? Stonewalling is an unhealthy response to conflict. Lots of people who don’t know how to resolve conflict in a healthy way, advocate for themselves, ...
What Does Being Too Available Say About You
Are You “too available?” What Message Are You Sending By Being Too Available? Believe it or not, being too available can work against you. Here’s what messages you could be ...
What You Didn’t Know About Yelling But Should
“But he only listens when I yell” This is what I hear from all my clients who admit to an angry communication issue. It’s not true, and it’s not a ...
Am I Too Critical?
10 Signs That You’re Too Critical Relationship expert, John Gottman, identifies criticism as one of the things that cause relationships to fail. I once knew someone who complained, criticized, and ...
How Am I Limiting Love?
If you aren’t in a happy relationship, and want to be, the answer is yes! Are You Holding Yourself Back From Love? Read on, and I will share the most ...
Why External Validation Is Never Enough
Remember this? Do You Like Me? Yes or No Remember when we were little kids and someone would slip you a note in school that read, “Do you like me?” ...
How to Let Go of “I’m Okay if You’re Okay”
Let that go! It’s Exhausting to Get Your Inner Calm From Other People Imagine that you are on a new mom with a baby. Whenever the baby cries, you get ...
Stop Trying to Change People Who Don’t Want to Change
How Do You Deal With People Who Don’t Want to Change? You may not be able to change other people, but you do have power to make this situation better! ...
What’s the Difference Between Reciprocal and Transactional Relationships?
Let Go of Unsatisfying Relationships What’s the difference between a transactional relationship and a reciprocal one? In both, the participants give something to each other. The two major differences are ...
How to Stop Listening to Gossip
Stop Listening to Gossip! Gossiping is one of the most destructive forms of speech. It ruins trust and relationships. It’s a waste of time. And it often leaves you in ...