A good friend gave me the book Ten Times Happier How to Let Go of What’s Holding You Back by Owen O’Kane. The first chapter is titled Stop looking back, you’re not going that way. I thought it was brilliant. O’Kane’s Experience He begins by retelling an experience he had as a psychotherapist working with […]
The Relationship Coach
My book The Relationship Coach should be available in the next few weeks. It is being published by Friesen Press, a Canadian publishing firm, and will be available to order from my website. The incentive to publish a new version of the information in my previous book Dream Relationship, came from the shift in emphasis […]
Personalizing your Relationship Playbook
The subtitle of my book is Your Playbook for Unlocking the Combination to a Successful Relationship. In the last chapter, I challenge readers to personalize their relationship playbook to fit their strengths and to work on areas where they feel the need. Every couple has the same four pieces of the combination to a successful relationship: […]
The System: Imago Relationship Therapy – Past affects the present
We have looked at the first 3 elements of the combination to a successful relationship: the importance of the Space-Between, of Safety; and of mastering the Safe Conversation Process. The 4th piece of the puzzle is an understanding of Imago Relationship Therapy. Imago: Our Understanding of Relationships Harville Hendrix and his wife, Helen, made a […]
Skills: The Safe Conversation Process
The Safe Conversation Process is the key skill that couples must learn if they are going to be able to discuss anything in a meaningful way. Typically what people say when they come into the office goes something like this: “We aren’t communicating well” or “It is our communication”. It doesn’t matter much what the […]
The Zone of Safety: Key to a Successful Relationship
Safety is the second important piece in your playbook. Why safety? Because safety is built into your DNA – your survival. I am not talking here about physical safety because that has to be a given in any successful relationship, but rather emotional and psychological safety; the safety to be yourself in your relationship and […]
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