Showing how you care and using creative ways of presenting that information to your mate can be so unique and thoughtful. This month’s positive point with a couple came from one of their homework assignments, which was to make a list called The 10 Things I Love About You. Each of them created such a […]
Spring Cleaning Your Relationships
Once in a while, we need to brush away the cobwebs and scrub the leftover grime from our relationships. This week I appeared on WKYC Channel 3’s morning show, All About You with Alexa Lee. The topic was “Spring Cleaning Your Relationships.” Spring is a great time to remind ourselves to brush away the cobwebs! […]
Negative communication you learned from your parents
This month’s positive point with a couple occurred when each person became aware that he/she had developed a negative communication habit (yelling and condescension) from a parent. Up until receiving coaching, they were unknowingly giving themselves a “free pass” on using the habit because “Well, I learned it from my parent”. Parents teach us lots […]
Brainstorm Date Ideas to Find Quality Time Together
This month’s positive point with a client happened when one mate claimed the other mate didn’t want to do what he wanted to do when it came to quality time together. She claimed the same thing. Whenever she would bring up an idea for quality time together, he would appear to be less than enthusiastic. […]
Using Language Skills to De-escalate an Argument
This month’s positive point with a client happened when we had our session, and as I always do, asked them to share any successes they had in their relationship since we last met. They referenced two times when they “hit a bump in the road” in their conversation that led them to escalate into an […]
