The Importance of Facial Expressions When Communicating
Eye contact is particularly important when communicating with our partner. We all know that nonverbal communication is always happening. We communicate nonverbally with our tone of voice, facial expressions, touch, eye contact, etc. Often times, the message we are communicating nonverbally contradicts what we are verbally expressing. Other times, we are unconscious to what we […]
Guest Blog: The Importance of Premarital Financial Planning
When working with engaged couples, we discuss the importance of open communication regarding money matters. Often, couples don’t know the questions or topics they should be discussing before walking down the aisle. Below, our friends at the San Diego Family Mediation Center tackle six important questions each partner should ask. This post originally appeared at sdfmc.com. In […]
Relationship Tip: Taking Responsibility Versus Blaming Your Partner
How to work towards taking responsibility, and reduce placing blame There are three cardinal sins in relationships and blaming is one of them. When you blame someone, you take no responsibility for your part in it. That’s because when something goes wrong, there is usually so much pain that the mind naturally goes to possible […]
The Mindful Couple
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. -Henry Miller As a couples relationship therapist, the question I have always pondered is, can you be mindful or fully present in your relationship? (For the purposes of this post, mindfulness and […]
Three Exercises in Empathy
It’s our judging mind that separates us from feelings. Empathy is listening with your heart and feeling the emotions involved in communicating with your partner. It is imagining – and on some level, experiencing – the emotions that your partner is sending. It is the ability to truly appreciate and understand your partner’s feelings. Empathy opens […]
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