How to Increase Connection in Your Relationship: Bridging the gap
How to Increase Connection in Your Relationship: Bridging the gap Ineffective communication in relationships is both a cause and a symptom of relationship problems. Poor
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How Shifting from “No…” to “Oh?” Can Help Understand Your Partner’s Perspective
Responding effectively to your partner The initial goal of communication in any relationship is to develop understanding. Sometimes our sense of righteousness or desire for
3 Listening Strategies You’ll Learn in Therapy: Part 1 of 4 Overview – Hearing Others
Often times in contemporary society we listen to respond rather than to understand. We listen until we have a rebuttal, or we listen until we
3 Listening Strategies You’ll Learn in Therapy: Part 2 of 4 – Reflect
Skill #1 – Reflect: Think of this skill as holding up a verbal mirror to the person to whom you are listening and trying to
3 Listening Strategies You’ll Learn in Therapy: Part 3 of 4 – Be Curious
Skill #2 – Be Curious: Think of this skill as an effort to literally shift your perspective by asking questions so that you can see
3 Listening Strategies You’ll Learn in Therapy: Part 4 of 4 – Validate
How to validate your partner Skill #3 – Validate Think of the skill of validation as communicating to the other person that you can imagine