communication
Why The Silent Treatment Never Works And 6 Better Ways To Communicate
Does your partner just stop talking to you when you have a dispute, or when you do something he or she isn’t happy about. How
September 17, 2022
Why The Silent Treatment Never Works And 6 Better Ways To Communicate
Does your partner just stop talking to you when you have a dispute, or when you do something he or she isn’t happy about. How
Are You Engaged in All-or-Nothing Thinking?
From mountains to molehills, from molehills to mountains, and nowhere in between. That’s the dangerous territory of an all-or-nothing thinker who actually feels s/he is
Relationship Help: Adult Kids Not Talking to You?
I was on Facebook one year, reading the Mother’s Day messages. Several spoke of their sense of pain and loss that their adult children were
Relationship Problems: Communicate. Don’t Dance for Two!
So often, when a couple comes to see me, one of them is “dancing for two.” You may recognize the pattern: one person knows what
Why unspoken agreements can be lethal
If you are being held hostage, or, at least accountable, for unspoken and unwritten agreements in your relationships with yourself, at home and at work, this blog post will help you find relationship solutions that work.
Tips For Communicating With A Contrarian
If you have a contrarian–a person who always says black when you say white and has no interest in moving towards gray–that you have to work with, or happens to be a family member, these tips can help you. Contrarians seem to take great joy in the “gotcha.” Get insights into improving the relationship here.
How bringing your family to work can really drag you down.
In my seminars on Wrestling Rhinos: Conquering Conflict in the Wilds of Work…and Everywhere Else! I ask the audience how many folks came from a
Why are we so afraid of conflict?
Conflict = Fear to many people. If you don’t feel confident in yourself, your boundaries and your skills, you are likely to avoid conflict. It has an uncanny way of spilling out at the worst times, though. Better to understand why the fear is there with the insights in this post.
“If it is peace you want, seek to change yourself, not other people. It is easier to protect yourself with slippers than to carpet the
What does it mean to be “great?”
We’ve been giving this a lot of thought lately: What does it mean to be great? We say things like: Have a great day! We