Are you carrying the weight of your relationship? Susan stood in the doorway looking at her husband sort the mail and pay bills. He finally looked up, noticing her, asking, “What’s up?” “We ARE supposed to be having a date tonight, right?” she replied, annoyed that once again, she had to remind him. “Of course! …
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Are you a couple in conflict?
I’m working with a married couple in crisis right now. If I were to share with you the nitty gritty details of their issues, you’d think, “There’s no way this will get better.” What’s so exciting to me is that the core of their problems isn’t any different than the core of Adam and Eve’s issues …
Got Arguments?
“MOM! He took my balloon!” she yells. “Mom! She’s driving me nuts with it! Can’t she just stop?!” he responds. I found it interesting that the accusations were flying at each other, although they were both speaking to me. I walked into the room where the skirmish loudly played out, and observed the two siblings …
The Core of Conflict and The Respect Dare
I’m working with a married couple in crisis right now. If I were to share with you the nitty gritty details of their issues, you’d think, “There’s no way this will get better.” What’s so exciting to me is that the core of their problems isn’t any different than the core of Adam and Eve’s issues …