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On Relationships
Stop expecting your partner to read your mind. Mature relationships ask each other what they want and need and work towards valuing and supporting those requests. #onrelationships #drrscottgornto
On Relationships
You can love and even genuinely like your partner, but without healthy, adult, mature behavior…love is often not enough. #onrelationships #drrscottgornto
Message From A Therapist
Message from a therapist: Rather than… …make yourself small for others …stay in an unhealthy relationship …give up yourself for your relationship …sacrifice your physical and mental health for your career …not give yourself margin Choose instead to… …see and behave congruently like the adult you are …remove yourself from that unhealthy relationship […]
4 BEHAVIORS to avoid when you’re in a relationship with a person suffering with NARCISSISM
Trying to argue, defend, justify or explain yourself with a person suffering with significant narcissism will keep you hooked, staying stuck in the unhealthy cycle and allowing yourself to be held emotionally hostage in that unhealthy relationship. Rather, stick only to facts, remain emotionally distant and keep the conversations short.
About Dr. R. Scott Gornto
I offer private thera-coaching packages to clients worldwide on topics like: anxiety, addiction recovery, relationship coaching on conflict resolution and desire issues, peek performance/brain training, assertiveness training, divorce coaching, healthy self-talk and building a strong sense of self. If you’d like to work together, feel free to contact me. In the coming weeks, I will […]
Humility in Marriage.
There are times in marriage where things are very challenging. Even impossible. Maybe you’ve thought to yourself, “I’m done, I can’t live like this anymore”. Instead of taking the leaning out path, writing each other off, and starting over, humility can allow each person to face the hard truths about themselves and each other. It’s […]
Addiction is a relationship.
Addiction is a relationship. It is an unhealthy relationship with a chemical (drugs, alcohol) and/or an experience where you avoid yourself (feelings and thoughts) and isolate yourself from others. Many who suffer from addiction feel disconnected, lonely, and isolated. These intense feelings can give rise to addictive behaviors. Studies have shown that individuals who feel […]
Peace in our Internal World
Life has a way of not going the way that we want. For example, someone we love doesn’t behave the way we want. You’re running late to a meeting so you become frustrated and impatient. Your spouse told you they don’t like the meal you worked on for an hour. You’re trying to get some […]
What happens with our unprocessed trauma?
For most human beings, life is far from perfect. For many of us, something traumatic has occurred in our lives at some point in time – whether it was in our childhood, our teenage years, or in adulthood. Those traumatic experiences or chapters in our lives generate real emotions and feelings. Unless we process these […]
