Are you open enough to share your deepest, darkest, inner truths with your spouse? An even better question is, is your spouse open enough to receive that level of info? Two key ingredients in most healthy relationships are communication and friendship. With friendship comes sharing and a sense of comfort. When we trust, we open up, and who should we trust more than our … [Read more...]
7 Characteristics of Couples that Can Talk about Anything
When I started my life and relationship coach training 10 years ago, one of the greatest lessons we learned was how to communicate. We were taught active listening, how to pay attention to body language and to be aware of what wasn’t being said. I walked away knowing quite a few things. One being, people want confirmation they've been heard, but won't always come right out and … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Appropriately Talk to Your Spouse and Nagging Isn’t One
Do you ever find yourself making the same requests of your spouse with little result? You may be wondering do they hear me, are they paying attention, or does what I say even matter to them? All of these questions leave you feeling frustrated, confused and downright angry. Those feelings then lead to your shutting down, yelling or even a long-term disconnect in your … [Read more...]