Codependency is an established way of behaving and communicating that we learn from our environment throughout our life. Many of these patterns of communication and behavior are at the level of the unconscious so we are not aware of them and can result in relationship problems at work and at home. Because codependency is often discussed within […]
Relationships
Thoughts on Commitment
If my recent conversations with friends and clients are any indication, it would seem that the topic of “commitment” is one which certainly causes emotions to intensify and blood to flow….if not the hackles to rise! The word alone is enough to send chills down the spine of some and to warm the hearts of […]
Intimacy Training – Value Of Honesty
Question: While I have read a great deal about the value of honesty in a relationship, I do have some questions about whether it is really valuable to be completely honest all of the time. Can you describe what role honesty should play in a committed relationship? — Brian [gap size=”60px”] Dear Brian, Here’s how […]
Intimacy Training – What Am I Not Getting?
Question: My teacher (a Buddhist monk) essentially says that I need to practice transcending my emotions if I want to advance in my spiritual training and my wife says I need to get into my emotions (if I want to stay in my marriage). What am I not getting? Answer: The way we see it, […]
Question to the Wise Guy: Setting Boundaries
[container] Dear WiseGuy, How can one delicately suggest to a friend that he/she is overstepping your personal boundaries. Thank-you, Nieda Steppingstone [/container] Dear Nieda, All our relationships, with family, friends, colleagues etc. test our Boundaries! Like a nation’s borders, our boundaries exist so that we can know what is ours and what is not. In […]
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