90 Day Challenge – Day 7 – We tell ourselves stories to make sense out of the world around us. These inner dramas can be more appealing and compelling than the real world, and we can lose the capability to genuinely listen to and engage the actual people in our lives. The solution is to cultivate […]
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90 Day Challenge – Day 2.
90 Day Challenge.
Rough week?
Reflection.
Passionate Listening
A great thing to remember about love and partnerships. Author Brene Brown also calls it “passionate listening.” We work to focus on what the other person is really saying to us, validating their words, and expressing empathy. We don’t just formulate our own response or reaction while the other person is talking. We can change […]
The Stories We Tell Ourselves.
We often create inner dramas to make sense of the world around us. When we don’t understand another person’s thoughts or motives, we construct narratives to explain their actions, and they become characters in movies we direct and play in our own minds. My new book, “The Stories We Tell Ourselves,” will be a tool […]
Looking Within.
We have a choice every day, perhaps every moment, to care about the process our souls must go through – the journey that gets us from where we are to where we are going. Often the only way through pain is look within, continue bravely and openly, and discover that self-awareness can bring freedom and […]
Share Your Story.
We’re All On the Same Page.
Harville Hendrix reminds us that each partner in a relationship has childhood wounds that need to be faced. These old wounds play a role in our adult lives and relationships. But most importantly Hendrix reminds us that we can all stop trying to compete – “Who had it worse?” We can courageously work to help […]
