How To Handle Having Wealthy Friends (24 Nov 2005)
Several of my friends are multi-millionaires. On the flip side, several of my friends don't have two dimes to rub together. I fall somewhere in between. Here are a few things I've learned about hanging out with the wealthy.
First of all, fi...
Stop Acting from Fear in Your Relationships (11 Mar 2006)
Recently a workshop participant reported that the gentleman she is dating is a great person, he takes very good care of her, but there just isn't the romantic chemistry that she wants to feel. Another participant complained of missing feeling the...
Staying Committed in Todays World (26 Oct 2005)
We have powerful desires to belong and to connect with a special someone.
In the U.S. we inherited a model for marriage and relationships that has remained largely unchanged for over 50 years. That traditional model was never intended to in...
Your Love Relationship: Guarding and Protecting It Always (10 Sep 2005)
Making and keeping agreements and commitments is a fundamental ingredient of any relationship. It is one of the cornerstones of a committed love relationship. It is vital that partners know in the deepest part of their being that they can count ...
Honor and Respect Your Partners Feelings As If They Are Your Own (23 Jan 2006)
I want to focus on an essential relationship behavior that you will want to practice, become good at and use frequently with your Honey:
…Honor and respect your partner's feelings as if they are your own
Our feelings are the barometer ...
5 Areas of Readiness for Successful Committed Relationships (20 Jan 2006)
Your life will not be "better" if you are in a relationship. We take ourselves with us wherever we go…especially into love relationships.
A successful, committed relationship depends upon being ready:
§ Physically
§ Emotionally
Resolving Conflict (21 Dec 2005)
Conflict is inevitable and a normal part of life. Healthy conflict can lead to positive changes in personal relationships. Negative conflict can be very destructive and can sap energy from everyone around.
It takes common sense, patience a...
Understanding Conflict (25 Jan 2006)
Conflict is inevitable and a normal part of life. Healthy conflict can lead to positive changes in personal relationships. Negative conflict can be very destructive and can sap energy from everyone around.
Causes of Conflict
S...
How Do Boundaries Work? (22 Aug 2005)
We learn to set boundaries to protect two different parts of Self:
· Boundaries for our Outside Self, which protect our body and control distance and touch
· Boundaries for our Inside Self, which act as filters or blocks to protect our...
What Are Boundaries and Why are They Important? (16 Oct 2005)
If your life is filled with more of what you don't want and not enough of what you do want, it's time to set your boundaries.
Setting and keeping your boundaries and honoring the boundaries of others are among the most challenging and confus...
The Therapeutic Relationship (28 Mar 2006)
Perhaps this will seem surprising, but all of your relationships can be therapeutic - for you, and for the people you are with. As a hypnotherapist, I am accustomed to developing therapeutic relationships with clients, for 60 or 90 minute sessions...
Nurturing Friendships (14 Jan 2006)
When we plant a tree, we take care of that plant from the smallest stage of growth. We not only nurture that plant with water, air and fertilizers , but also protect it from any damage. Friendship is one such plant. One has to take care of friends...
Infidelity Discovered: Why He/She Wont Tell Me the Truth? (22 Apr 2006)
Upon discovery of infidelity there is often a strong need to know the details. What happened? When? Where? Why? etc. The reasons for these questions are examined in my first article on this subject: "Infidelity: Why the Need to Know is so Strong."...
Setting the Scene (31 Oct 2005)
You've set a date, cleared out the kids (if you have some), and you're getting ready for an evening of swinging. Maybe you've decided to meet at your place for the fun. But what can you do to get ready?
Get Rid Of All The Distractions
<...>Are You Ready for a Serious Relationship? Three Questions to Ask Yourself (20 Dec 2005)
Joan had dated Bill for two years, and they had become very serious. So serious that they began talking about marriage, a family, and their future together. It was a shock when one day out of the blue, Bill announced that he was finished with thei...
Theres No Better Time Than Valentines Day To Know If Your Mate Is Faithful (18 Mar 2006)
The More You Know about your spouse's behavior the better you will feel about your relationship. Several easily overlooked signs and behaviors will surface during this holiday.
Here's just a few:
• A disappearing act around Valentine'...
One Important Relationship Tool (27 Oct 2005)
Have you ended the year with not having the type of loving relationship your heart so longs for? You have no problem flirting, hooking up with someone, but soon the relationship fizzles, right?
Do you take time to examine what went wrong wi...
How to be Romantic in Long Distance Relationships (07 Jan 2006)
Throughout our experience working with long distance couples, we frequently heard that long distance relationship does not have the elements of romance in it. This is not caused by the lack of love in long distance relationship but couples in such...
Falling in Love, Being in Love and Expressing Love (23 Feb 2006)
As a Psychologist and Marriage Counselor I have repeatedly seen the difference between falling in love and being in love. It is almost as if falling in love happens to us. In fact, physiological studies have shown that many neurochemicals and horm...
Interpersonal Communication Secrets that Work Every Time (08 May 2006)
Interpersonal communication is something most of us do on a daily basis, although we may not be aware that is what it is called.
Interpersonal communication differs from other forms of communication in various ways. It is also very importan...
