Communication challenges in relationships are extremely common. A great deal of concerns are centered around one partner not sharing enough or failing to discuss the issues bothering them most. As you might imagine, this leaves the other partner frustrated and questioning the foundation of the relationship. Communication or lack thereof can make or break a partnership. What … [Read more...]
The Real Reasons Your Spouse Shuts Down
Typically during disagreements tempers flare, words are exchanged and couples shut down. The shutdown comes as a result of not knowing exactly how to express certain emotions in order to get our desired outcome. We know what we need, but get frustrated at the idea of how to specifically ask for it. Communication should combine speaking and listening with observation. In … [Read more...]
Communication in Marriage; What You Can Learn From Your GPS System
Great communication in a marriage is like a good GPS system. Driving directions are announced well before they need to happen. When you hear "prepare to turn right" you know you can put on your signal and smoothly prepare yourself, your vehicle and other passengers for the turn. Without that announcement, you're forced to cut people off & you may even cause an … [Read more...]
How Effective Communication Can Keep Your Relationship Out of Chaos
The 4 C's of Communication are: Confrontation: The clashing of forces or ideas Conversation: oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas Communicate: to convey knowledge of or information about Criticizing: to find fault with: point out the faults of Okay please get out your pencils and your paper, or should (I say keypad and Ipad) and take notes! Now … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Your Husband May Secretly Resent YOU
Many men will remain silent on issues that genuinely bother them in order to maintain peace in the home. We cannot speak for all men. Yet, it is a known fact that the majority of our men avoid “wife drama.” We ladies may call it by another name – talking it out, having a discussion, or an agreement to disagree. However, if it involves hands on hips, hurt feelings, tears, … [Read more...]
Talk To Me…..It’s a Heart Thing
by Kim Moore If you ask most husbands and wives what is the number one challenge they face in marriage you will often hear “communication.” It makes sense too. However I offer a different mind about this. Communication is simply the exchange of thoughts and ideas between one or more people. Communication problems can be quantified into a set of skills, which we all can … [Read more...]
The Single Life: The Vegan & The Carnivore – What I learned about Compromise
There once lived a boy (who will remain nameless) and a girl (that would be me) who fell madly in like. They connected on several subjects and shared common characteristics. They even had the same birthday. The two spent hours on the telephone, telling stories that dated back to their childhoods. Then..... they discussed diets. And that’s when they realized … [Read more...]
5 Ways the Gift of Listening Will Benefit Your Relationship
As a seasoned clinical psychotherapist, I am blessed with a wonderful opportunity to listen to people share their joy, sorrow, pain and happiness. Over the past two years alone, I have had 1,980 client encounters and have spent over 300 hours listening to family and friends bear their hearts and souls. Within the past fifteen years, I have listened to over 20,000 people from … [Read more...]