Tag Archive for: Couple Communication

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How to Change Myself to Save My Marriage?: A Guide to Healing from Within

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‘How to change myself to save my marriage?’ Have you found yourself reflecting on that, even though you doubt whether more effort will make any difference? Self-change isn’t about being solely responsible for saving the marriage. It’s about changing the one thing you can truly influence: yourself.

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Marriage can be one of the most rewarding aspects of life, but when it feels like it’s falling apart, it can also be one of the most painful. That’s when many people find themselves asking, ‘How can I change my partner? ‘

But perhaps the harder, more transformative question is: How can I change myself to save my marriage? Read more

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Why Your Partner Doesn’t Hear You (And How to Change That)

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When your partner truly hears you, it changes everything. Learn a simple way to invite deeper understanding and connection in your conversations. Read more

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Why Aren’t My Needs Being Met? A Truthful Look at What We Expect in Relationships

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One of the biggest frustrations I hear from women struggling with their marriage is the feeling that their needs are not being met. Read more

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Emotional Awareness in Relationships: Why Insight Often Fails to Change Reactions

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Many couples understand far more about themselves than they can live out in the moment.

They can name their patterns, recognise old wounds, and even explain why certain conversations feel difficult, and yet, when emotions rise, they still find themselves reacting in ways they later regret. Insight is present, but it doesn’t reliably translate into change. 

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5 Reasons Why Divorce Is Emotionally Challenging

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In a recent discussion centred on relationships, a participant voiced a desire for someone to impart the understanding that all relationships, whether ending by divorce, separation, or death, bear an inherent impermanence. Read more

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How Self-Awareness Strengthens Your Marriage

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What To Expect When You Have Couples Counselling

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Couples counselling isn’t complicated, but it can feel difficult. 

But how does couples counselling work?

It’s a specific form of talking therapy where two people sit with a counsellor to discuss their relationship. Read more

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3 Reasons Why It’s Important to Own Your Projection

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When you struggle with your partner, you’re struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them represents a denied weakness in yourself. – Deepak Chopra

I’m not sure that I agree with the use of the word weakness, but I understand where Deepak Chopra is coming from.

There’s something true in the idea that what frustrates us in others often mirrors something unacknowledged in ourselves.

I don’t know anyone who hasn’t wanted something about their partner to be different. Read more

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Echo’s Story – How Living With Narcissism Affects You

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In my previous blog post, I wrote about the story of Narcissus and Echo to give you clues as to whether you are living with someone with a narcissistic personality.  If you didn’t read it, click here to check it out.

That post was about understanding the modern-day Narcissus.  Now it’s Echo’s turn, and how living with narcissism affects you. Read more

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A Little Known Fact That Could Affect Your Relationship

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We all have a past. It’s part of the unique story that makes you who you are. 

Being overly preoccupied with the past, perhaps, isn’t helpful, but there are undoubtedly important things from your history that, when worked through, can help you fully experience the present and look forward to enjoying a future filled with rewarding relationships.
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