When you are the receiver in a conversation, it helps the speaker if they think that ‘you get it!’. That you more than just hear them, that you really get what they have said. A simple empathy statement can help with that.10 Scripted phrase Start your...
Fallen out of love? Quite often I’m visited by a couple where one partner no longer feels the love they once had. To them it seems that the love has gone. It can be easy for them to wonder if it will ever return. They may think that it does not seem likely. It...
This is the process to follow. There are four stages. The ‘scripted phrases’ act as markers. The ‘scripted phrases’ tell both people where we are up to in the dialog. Using the ‘scripted phrases’ can be helpful to both The Speaker...
It can be helpful to plan self-care after each couple session. Couple sessions can be draining, so planning for recovery from this can help you to heal. Self-care can be done with friends, alone, with your partner, or something else. It may be best not to discuss hot...
I’ve written this post to assist couples in relationships where non-consensual sex seems to happen. Perhaps it is a recurring theme. Sometimes one person in the relationship thinks it’s not a big thing. Perhaps you feel entitled to sex with your partner,...
