
Being Responsible To vs. For Your Relationship
Are you feeling tired, resentful, or guilty in your relationship(s)? Do you feel like you are “doing it all”, and feel alone and unsupported? When you feel depleted like this, resentment will start to build. With resentment comes disconnection. And when you are disconnected, it becomes even harder to voice your needs. Do you see the circular pattern here? Feeling resentment or anger over your situation is a clear sign that an emotional need(s) is not being met. You desire to


Why Nothing Ever Changes in Your Relationship (and how to shift things)
“Nothing ever changes. I can’t talk to him anymore!” Does this sound familiar? My client, Patti, feels the same way. “I can’t be around him anymore. I avoid interacting with him so we don’t have to deal with each other or the problems,” she says, talking about her fifteen-year marriage. She believes that throughout their marriage, she and her husband keep coming up against the same issues over and over again - and nothing ever changes. Over time, resentment has built up, and


When You Slip Up…
When you are consciously working on changing your relationship for the better, there will be times when you slip into past behaviors and patterns. It’s nearly impossible to be conscious every moment, and we are all perfectly imperfect! It’s normal to make mistakes, but it’s how you handle them that matters most. How you handle your mistakes is important to your own self-esteem, which itself impacts your relationship. Imagine a situation with your partner that you know you cou