The ABCs of Healthy Relationship
Communication that positively connects us to others is central to healthy, fulfilling relationships of all kinds. Humans are inherently social animals, and our prime drive is to bond with others. If we are not safe in our relationships, especially with our most important people, we experience all manner of mental and physical distress. So, how do we create those bonded connections with others?
Powerful Thoughts from Recent Hold Me Tight® Seattle Couples
Another year of Hold Me Tight Seattle workshops comes to an end as we look forward to a new year of couples workshops in both Seattle and now Portland, Oregon.
The takeaways our couples have been having are powerful reminders of why we do this…
Love Listens
Love listens, it has no need to control It does not fix It listens with patience, with compassion, with curiosity, strength and courage It knows its own limits and knows when to hold, it holds, and let’s be... Love listens and knows that taking control steals from...
The Secret to Instant Connection
Do you want to know the secret to being the most sought after guest at this year’s holiday party?
It’s not bringing the best bottle of wine or the yummiest appetizer or even a rockin’ hostess gift.
And the best news is:
It’s not going to cost you a penny.
Before I fill you in, let me share a story…
Jamie and Robert Went From the Brink of Divorce to More Connected Than Ever
“I am really beginning again to feel him with me.” Captured in that simple, heartfelt comment from Jamie is the essence of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, or EFT. Yet not four months earlier, they were on the brink of divorce. She had asked him to move out, he...
The 3 Key Revelations from Sue Johnson’s Newest Book – Love Sense
Love can seem to many a mystery. What if we could understand it and sustain it? Love is unruly, powerful and yet necessary to our survival. We know we need it. Yet we remain unsure of: How it happens Why it happens And how to sustain it when it hits us! Many people...
Landmark EFT Study Proves the Science of Love and How It Can Be Rekindled
For decades, centuries, even millennia - love and connection has been this mysterious force that is simply there… or not. But is it? Is it really all a mystery? It feels like a mystery. It feels like something we just know when it’s there. It seems like the connection...
Escaping The Spin Cycle – Tearing Down the Rising Walls in Struggling Relationships
We all know what it feels like to have emotion take over in an argument. Even trivial ones... But when it becomes a pattern of emotional disconnection, that is a problem. It simply won't resolve itself on it's own. Before you know it, you are either shouting at each...