Did the adults in your life ever intervene when you had a conflict with another child? If your experience was anything like mine, you might have been asked questions such as “Who started it?” or “Whose idea was this?” How did those sort of questions make you feel? I think the first few times I …
If you experience some of the same old arguments cropping up over and over again with your partner, you certainly are not alone. But as much as misery loves company, wouldn’t it be wonderful to finally be rid of those conflicts? Over the course of your life, you have probably invested more energy trying to …
Actually, it’s not a good idea to stop apologizing all together. But resorting to repetitious apologies in an effort to restore trust and intimacy with your partner can produce unexpected results. Unfortunately, this guilty approach to relationships often backfires. Saying you are sorry is a great way to soften the defended energy which is aroused …
We all have secrets. But the older I get, the fewer secrets I have. I know that is counterintuitive. Most people accumulate more secrets over time. But I am working in reverse it seems. Since I am on a mission to heal shame, mine as well as others’, I work hard to find the courage …
Do you spend significant amounts of time on your computer, tablet or Smartphone? If you do, then like an increasing number of people, you may rely so fully upon one or all of these modes of communicating and connecting with the outside world that you might not be able to envision life without it. While …
We are given a pretty limited vision of what is sexual or sexy. If you pay attention though, sex is embedded in absolutely every aspect of life on this planet. Who led us to believe that sex is not connected to every facet of our lives? Whoever they were, they were no doubt someone buried …
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