Here we are, doing our lives in whatever that looks like for each of us. We pass through our days in relationships, working, parenting, socializing, participating in hobbies, playing or just being. For many of us, as...
Tag - friendship
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
How to Be a Better Friend
Human connection can be powerful, meaningful and yield many gifts. Though we are wired to connect with others, there are different types of connections, some deeper than others. The needs in those relationships can...
What’s Your Role? See Your Part.
Rick Hanson, PhD looks at the importance of taking responsibility for your part in difficult situations with others. In situations or relationships with any kind of difficulty – tension, feeling hurt, conflicts...
Rick Hanson, PhD
Improve Your Connections
How do you rate yourself as a partner? A friend? A parent? Can you and those you care about benefit from improvement in the connections you have with them? Relationships are like a dance, a two-way street. Like any...
Wired to Connect: Why We Can’t Live Without Love and Belonging
Linda Graham MFT looks at recent research in social neuroscience from the book, Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect. Not being connected socially is literally bad for your health. The need to connect goes back...
Linda Graham, MFT
Obstacles to Forgiveness and How to Overcome Them
Linda Graham, MFT examines the challenges of letting go of wrongdoing by others and barriers that can block forgiveness. She offers ways to overcome these obstacles. Laurie and Jamie sat in my office a few months ago...
The Power of Emotional Presence in Relationships
Richard Nicastro, PhD deconstructs the skills of emotional presence and challenges couples to be self reflective around how they can be more attuned to each other, especially when it really counts. Applicable to...
Richard Nicastro, PhD
How do you talk to people? Try a softer tone.
Rick Hanson, PhD explores communication and the importance of tone awareness in your relationships. When our kids were little, I’d come home from work wanting some peace after the daily roller-coaster and often walk...
Have You Watered Your Relationship Garden?
As many of us prepare to gather our most important relationships together to celebrate Thanksgiving, I’d like to share with you a few thoughts on creating the best possible relationship between you and your...
Emotional Health and Friendship Quality
Because emotional health and relationship health are so intertwined it’s important to take stock of who you’re surrounding yourself with. Aside from your intimate partnerships, who are your friends? Are...
