by NATALIE | May 26, 2020 | Healthier Relationships
Whether it’s with strangers, co-workers or in our intimate relationships, many of us dodge awkward and difficult conversations. Sometimes it’s because of our relationship with conflict and criticism. We might associate self-expression with alienation or...
by NATALIE | Apr 20, 2020 | Healthier Relationships
A critical component of character, life skills and healthy interpersonal relationships is empathy. This is stepping outside of yourself and putting you in another person’s shoes so that you can consider their position. You have to do it, though, without losing...
by NATALIE | Apr 9, 2020 | Healthier Relationships
Here’s where I see so many people run into problems: they say that they want to be in a serious relationship, to settle down, and to no longer be in their old pattern, but their choices say otherwise. And it’s the latter that sets the stage for the...
by NATALIE | Apr 6, 2020 | Healthier Relationships
I talk to a hell of a lot of people who are, how shall we say it, boundary averse. It’s not because they’re shady, and they definitely don’t want to have issues with people. No, it’s because they see boundaries as threatening. They think that...
by NATALIE | May 1, 2019 | Healthier Relationships
It’s amazing what we talk ourselves into and accept from others when we don’t believe that we’re worth it. Or, when we know we are but don’t think who and what we want is out there. There’s a fear that we can’t do better and that this is as good as it...
by NATALIE | Aug 14, 2018 | Healthier Relationships
When I talk to people about their biggest struggles with relationships, an all too common complaint is struggling to deal with someone who is not willing to go the distance with intimacy and commitment. Each time they feel as if they’re making progress, this...
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