Understanding is love’s other name – Thich Nicht Hanh One way to build or repair relationships is by understanding your partner and self better, these are some kinds of questions that can help. Gottman Card Decks 36 Questions to fall in love Behavior Exchange For…

When we have lost someone, through moves, break ups, deescalation, or death the brain takes about a year to process the loss. Many are somewhat familiar with different Stages of Grief, here are a couple other tools. It is worth knowing the first year of…

Very briefly, this are the tools used to reach compromise. Some benefits of the tools is along the way feelings and perspectives can be validated while allowing each person to feel their voice is considered in the compromise. Gottman says 70% of gridlocked issues between…

Some tools to support physical intimacy. Is this ok? Six Principles of Sexual Health Wheel of Consent Wheel of Power Dead bedrooms or mismatch in satisfaction: Libido Mismatch A different way to think of sex: Factors of Great Sex Pizza not Baseball Sides Sex Sensate…

Repair, rather than apologizing, is about: Seeing the problem as the problem instead of your partner as the problem. Often there is a misunderstanding, assumption, or unfortunate system at play. Getting some sneak peaks into the “care and feeding” of manual of others Affirming trust…

Often we want to do better if we know how to do better. These are some essential “formulas” for conversations. How to start a conversation when everyone is fairly calm and one is distressed: Gentle Startup How to validate, not necessarily agree with, someone: Validating Your Partner’s…