December 5, 2011 – 3:07 pm
Let’s remember the basic facts: women and men are basically different.
Furthermore, their desire to live together doesn’t make the differences disappear – thinking that confrontations will magically not happen is even more magic! Partners need a protocol to manage inevitable confrontations and they need to know how to do relationship repair.
Managing confrontations can be discovered [...]
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Also posted in Anger Management, Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationship Repair
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Tagged communication, conflict resolution, constructive conflict, healthy conflict, Healthy Marriage, human needs, marriage, needs, needs satisfaction, reflective listening, relationship repair, Relationships, repair, satisfaction
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December 2, 2011 – 1:10 pm
We wanted to challenge the “End of the Year Blues”, as we realized how many issues are still without resolution when it comes to important relationships…
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Also posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationship Repair, Self-Esteem
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Tagged attitude change, communication, conflict resolution, confrontation, emotions, feelings, forgiveness, frustration, happiness, Healthy Marriage, healthy relationships, love, marriage, recognition, reconciliation, Relationships, resilience, respect
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November 18, 2011 – 9:38 am
There is a shift in the environment we all share. By environment I refer to the mental models and ideas shared by the majority of us at the same time. One of those tenets has been the model offered to young people about how to be a leader: pursuing personal goals, high energy, drive and [...]
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Also posted in Passive Aggressive Behavior, Self-Esteem
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Tagged communication, conflict, conflict resolution, leaders, leadership, management, success, team building, teamwork, workplace communication, workplace conflict
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November 4, 2011 – 10:40 am
After time and time again spent confronting others, we end up with a confrontational attitude, where we focus on the “I” versus “others”; “I will defend my rights,” “Nobody trespasses against me,” “I will get even.”
Sometimes this is the relationship model we learn at home; other times is the result of life experiences. Ultimately, there [...]
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Also posted in Anger Management, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior
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Tagged Anger Management, communication, conflict, conflict resolution, confrontation, fair fighting, opinions, tolerance, views, workplace conflict
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October 21, 2011 – 11:06 am
How do we teach children to manage their own emotions? Can this be done in school or better is left to the family?
Emotional education may not succeed as well in schools as in families, as seen in studies where curriculum about emotions has given the teachers a harder time of it than the students. While [...]