When and how is our need for love and connection denied? If you’ve been reading our blog, you know there are many ways to do this to each other, and many ways to heal. In the interpersonal relationship field, we are always doing this dance of … [Read more...]
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Being Excluded by Others: A Real Pain in the Brain
Filed Under: Emotional Abuse, Relationships, Self-Esteem Tagged With: abuse, belonging, brain, bullying, communication, Emotional Abuse, emotional needs, emotional pain, interaction, ostracization, ostracized, rejected, rejection, relationship conflict, Relationships, Self-Esteem
Feeling Another Person’s Feelings Is The Magic Glue for Love
We’ve all heard those old sayings, “Actions speak louder than words” and “Reading someone else’s body language.” But what do they really mean? How can we see those ideas as real satisfaction indicators within relationships? All humans are social … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships Tagged With: attachment styles, attunement, commitment, communication, emotions, empathy, feeling felt, feelings, Marriage and Comunications, marriage crisis, passive aggression, passive aggressive, Relationships
Relationships, Commitment and Distance in Love
Is it possible to test how committed you are in a relationship? New studies are suggesting it is, but we’re not talking about couple’s “Survivor” or anything extreme like that. Instead, there’s new evidence that tells us how people learn to love and … [Read more...]
How Are You Attached to Your Partner?
By nature, our brains are wired to desire attachment to others. We are social creatures; even entering into conflict is a manifestation of our mutual need to "link" or "attach" ourselves to another person. However, the ways we attach to one another … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships, Self-Esteem Tagged With: attachment, attachment patterns, attachment styles, communication, communication in relationships, conflict in relationships, conflict resolution, Healthy Marriage, healthy relationships, marriage, Passive Aggressive Behavior, passive aggressive spouse, Relationships, trust
How to Handle Confrontations
Is it hard for you to handle confrontation? It could be you are fighting with someone, witnessing a fight, or need to tell someone that they’ve upset you – the situation makes your palms sweat, your stomach hurt, or you voice crack. These are all … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships, Self-Esteem Tagged With: aggression, anger, appreciation, communication, conflict, critique, feelings, forgiveness, goals, negative emotions, reconciliation
