Viewing all posts on the topic of relationships: communicating, expressing vulnerability, and building intimacy.
Jealousy and attachment anxiety often show up in my practice. One specific point in a relationship frequently triggers this: the natural shift from early-stage romance, intensity, and new relationship energy (NRE) to something more established, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]