3 Skills for Validating Your Partner’s Feelings
In any relationship, communication is essential, especially to get your needs met and let your partner know how you feel. When it’s working well, both
July 6, 2015
In any relationship, communication is essential, especially to get your needs met and let your partner know how you feel. When it’s working well, both
“I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all.” -James Baldwin
Every year when January 1st rolls around, you tend to hear two phrases: Happy New Year! Followed by the question, “What’s your new year’s resolution?”
Before the holidays even begin, decorations go up in public places and the radio begins to bombard us with cheery music about sleigh bells, carriage
What comes to mind when you think of ambivalence? For many it can have a negative connotation: fence sitting, indecisiveness, confusion, contradiction. It implies you
It’s said that change is the only constant in life. Even without planning it, it’s happening: our bodies grow, seasons change and the world keeps
Communication in relationships is essential to getting your needs met and letting your partner know how you feel. When it’s working well, both partners can
A friend of mine recently told me about being in a bar and chatting someone up. During the small talk/flirtation, the object of interest coyly
The right relationship can be a source of joy and deep satisfaction and can even help you live a longer and healthier life. So when
In any relationship, communication is essential, especially to get your needs met and let your partner know how you feel. When it’s working well, both
“I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all.” -James Baldwin
Every year when January 1st rolls around, you tend to hear two phrases: Happy New Year! Followed by the question, “What’s your new year’s resolution?”
Before the holidays even begin, decorations go up in public places and the radio begins to bombard us with cheery music about sleigh bells, carriage
What comes to mind when you think of ambivalence? For many it can have a negative connotation: fence sitting, indecisiveness, confusion, contradiction. It implies you
It’s said that change is the only constant in life. Even without planning it, it’s happening: our bodies grow, seasons change and the world keeps
Communication in relationships is essential to getting your needs met and letting your partner know how you feel. When it’s working well, both partners can
A friend of mine recently told me about being in a bar and chatting someone up. During the small talk/flirtation, the object of interest coyly
The right relationship can be a source of joy and deep satisfaction and can even help you live a longer and healthier life. So when
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