How To Set Boundaries Without Causing Conflict
With all the awareness of how important it is to know your boundaries and communicate them, one challenge I see a lot in my coaching practice is how to set them without causing conflict or […]
Relationships
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How To Get Unstuck
Stuckness! Endless looping around the same pattern, feeling frustrated and powerless to change anything. I’ve been there. You’ve been there. Maybe you’re there right now. I’ve learned a few things about stuckness, and getting unstuck […]
How To Turn Conflict into Deeper Connection – Part 3: Approaching Conflict with Love
This is the final part of a series of three posts about how we can use conflict to serve our relationships, instead of seeing it as a threat to closeness. I recommend reading part one and […]
How To Turn Conflict into Deeper Connection – Part 2: Committing to Connection
This is part two of a series of three posts about how we can use conflict to serve our relationships, instead of seeing it as a threat to closeness. I recommend reading part one first […]
How To Turn Conflict into Deeper Connection – Part 1: Avoiding Conflict
This is part one of a series of three posts about how we can use conflict to serve our relationships, instead of seeing it as a threat to closeness. Part two and part three have […]
How To Stop Going Around in Circles
You know where you want to be. Why is it so hard to get there? I’m going to talk about a different perspective that might help if you often feel like you’re stuck going around […]
How Can I Know When it’s Safe to be Vulnerable?
Being vulnerable with someone you care about, for most of us, feels a little uncomfortable. When we share what’s really on our minds and hearts, when we talk about our fears and resentments, when we […]
How To Feel More Brave in New Relationships
It feels sometimes as though new relationships are where the most difficult feelings come up. You know the other person well enough to really care, but you haven’t yet built a foundation of trust that […]
How To Stop Being a People-Pleaser (for good)
Ok, so you’ve identified that you’re a people-pleaser. You’ve noticed a pattern of feeling frustrated in your relationships (whether romantic or platonic – it can show up everywhere) because you fail to communicate your wants […]
How To Overcome Jealousy
In my experience of open relationships, jealousy often stems from comparison. Do you find that you compare yourself with your partners’ exes, other lovers, or even their friends? Does it bring up a feeling of […]