De-escalate the Couple Conflict Some relationship tools are helpful in de-escalating a growing conflict. Here are some of these. Time Out When you have awareness that there is anger present. Or perhaps you just need some relational space between you both. You can...
Couples can set boundaries to make things better in the relationship. Boundaries can be like rules that you both come up with, to which you both agree. Some boundaries are around time. Other boundaries may be about space. Time Boundaries Examples of time boundaries...
What You Can Feel You Can Heal Awareness of what we feel is the first step to change. What you can feel, you can heal (Gray, 1984). Can you pay attention to your feelings? Feelings seem to be the first responder to incidents in your life. Awareness around The Anger,...
Couple Dialog can feel weird. Partly because the speaking and listening is intentional. It only feels weird for a few weeks After about two weeks it gets more natural. Like many new things, we start off slow. After practicing most days for two weeks you’ll get...
Practice together every day for 15 minutes. The Couple Dialog is an intentional way you can have a conversation with your partner. Learning how to communicate will allow you both to speak and feel heard. Your Hot Topics If you try to communicate without learning how...