“You don’t even care about me.” Did she just say I am selfish? This looks familiar. Using I-statements in your relationship will save you from this miscommunication. They are the number one tool you want in your toolbox to de-escalate conflicts. They encourage connection rather than continuing to push your spouse away during marriage conflicts. Watch me transform this moment from above. “I feel lonely when you play video games till midnight.” The speaker is…
If you could see into the future, and know what destroyed your relationship, would you want to look? Of course you would. Maybe you could stop it from happening, or maybe it has already started to come apart? Don’t worry it’s not too late. We can remedy this. The four horsemen are a metaphor for the four communication styles that predict the end of a relationship. They are criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and…
When you know life is going to change, you may find yourself walking around waiting for a bomb to drop. You feel like you are stuck in an “in-between” place. You don’t know if you should be hoping the bomb doesn’t drop or planning what will happen when it does. Anticipatory grief is when someone experiences devastating feelings and reactions from expecting the death of a loved one. Someone can also experience this when…
“ There’s room for every kind of human under the color blue.” Hannah Gadsby Welcome to my blog! My desire for this portion of my page is not to convince anyone to engage in therapy but rather to provide insight. I want to provide an opportunity for individuals to easily access resources and information without pressure. For those reasons, I promise never to start a post with a question. I don’t believe that “Are…
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