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5 Love Languages: #3 Receiving Gifts

In every culture, Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages studied “gift giving was a part of the love-marriage process.” He defines a gift as: “something you can hold in your hand and say, ‘Look, he was thinking of me, or ‘She remembered me’. You must be thinking of someone to give him a gift. […]

Five books on relationships

There are tons of self-help books on relationships out there. My wife and I chose five that have proved helpful to us and in the office. If you go to her website, Journey to Inner Wisdom, you can find the links to her podcast and YouTube video of the two of us discussing these five […]

Chapter 8: Safe Conversation Process in Every Aspect of Life

In Chapter 8, we will explore how Safe Conversations Work in Every Aspect of Life. The authors simply offer examples from around the world, of Safe Conversation process working in several situations and settings. One example was a coach with an alcoholic client. Two examples of a makeup artist using it at a photo shoot. Safe […]

Chapter 7 The Space-Between

To be quite honest, the concept of the Space-Between has been the most helpful insight for my work with clients in the past 5 or so years. Stewarding the Space-Between, I now believe, is the fastest way forward for any couple. Negativity in the Space-Between causes disconnect and what couples want is connection. When the […]

Chapter 6: The Practice of Affirmations

Over time, the authors realized the practice of affirmations was missing from the Safe Conversation Process. They had the Safe Conversation dialogue in place, along with empathy with everyone and zero negativity. “But as we interviewed clients about how the Safe conversation process was working for them, we learned that it was not enough to […]