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April 18, 2014
Pornography - its not REALLY about SEX!
Pornography - its not REALLY about SEX!
Often I get couples in therapy who are dealing with the problem of one partners using pornography in a way that is upsetting to their partner. When this happens all KINDS of feelings are evoked:...
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April 16, 2014
What keeps YOU from speaking truth?
What keeps YOU from speaking truth?
So many times we find ourselves locked in a position of hiding our truth from our beloved. Why do we do that? Fear generally is the stopper. We are afraid for SOOOO many different reasons....
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Blocks to the Truth
Blocks to the Truth
So many times we find ourselves locked in a position of hiding our truth from our beloved. Why do we do that? Fear generally is the stopper. We are afraid fo...
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April 15, 2014
Perfectionism is the Enemy of Creativity
Perfectionism is the Enemy of Creativity
When we strive to be "perfect" we block our ability to be creative. If we are so afraid that we will not do it just right, we stop ourselves from doing anyth...
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April 8, 2014
April 7, 2014
Ooops! I didn't mean to shut you down...
Ooops! I didn't mean to shut you down...
Sometimes when our partner is trying to communicate something to us, we will say and do things that shut them down. Now, in the moment, that may seem like an...
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April 4, 2014
This ONE positive thing you can easily do to improve communication RIGHT NOW
This ONE positive thing you can easily do to improve communication RIGHT NOW
Often in our most intimate relationships we end up saying and doing things that are reactive and tend to put our partner into a defensive mode. What if there...
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April 3, 2014
What am I really feeling so upset about?
What am I really feeling so upset about?
Odds are the upset, anger and resentment we sometimes feel with our partners is not about what it looks like, on the surface, that its about. MUCH of the tim...
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April 2, 2014
Who is doing the controlling in your relationship?
Who is doing the controlling in your relationship?
Often we hear that being "controlling" is a bad thing. But the truth is that sometimes its hard to figure out what is controlling behavior. We tend to think ...
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March 25, 2014
Self care is NOT Self-ISH
Self care is NOT Self-ISH
Why is it that when we take care of ourselves we feel guilty as though we were doing something wrong? We ware often brought up to put others first and ourselves last. When we do that, though,...
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