by Nancy | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Our American culture highly values independence…self-sufficiency…resourcefulness. Lately there’s been a trend toward living more simply—tiny-houses, living off of the grid, etc. There’s no doubt that gaining appropriate independence is an essential growth marker to...
by Nancy | Jan 13, 2019 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Encouragement, Habit Change, Problem Solving
Recently a respected friend suggested I read Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Ph.D. I ordered it. It came. When I thumbed through it and discovered many pages of small print, I set it aside. “Not now. Maybe later.” Yesterday I opened it to...
by Nancy | Nov 5, 2018 | Abundance, Appreciation
This is a rather long blog that won’t appeal to everyone. But perhaps there are a few of you who are experiencing difficult circumstances that will be encouraged by vulnerable exposure of my lessons about being loved. I’ve been so fortunate. I’ve been married to two...
by Nancy | Oct 9, 2018 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Habit Change, Problem Solving, Respectful Behaviors
There are several categories of a committed relationship. The first one I think of is 1) a marriage. But there are others, like 2) a business partnership, and 3) the relationship of a parent and child. There are several categories of costs: 1) Staying in the...
by Nancy | Oct 9, 2018 | Communication Skills, Conflict, Problem Solving
This is the one that triggers instant anger, simmering resentfulness, and eventually feelings of hopelessness about the quality of your relationship. On the surface each of you wants the issue resolved YOUR way…the BEST way! Right? When I tell my couples that...
