Now that I finished with the other course on relationships that I was recently doing, I am working on a class that helps me work out marriage issues. One of the assignments that I was asked to do was to take emotions and come up with an action plan as to how to cope with… Continue reading Doing my homework! Creating an Emotional Action Plan
Category: Self-Help
I could show you how
I have seen numerous relationship coaches strongly warn against responding poorly emotionally to a breakup. And so I have been really struggling to truly understand the problem with this statement and why it is so toxic during a breakup: “So you are begging and pleading to the person who dumped you? Well, that’s weak and… Continue reading I could show you how
Trust, how to reconcile, and meditation exercise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xpIrfzZ_6A I think this video does a really good job of showing the concept of pulling away and how feelings of anger can arise. I really recommend it, because it shows how difficult it can be for people to see beyond hurt sometimes. Understanding the perspective of others can make the world of a difference!… Continue reading Trust, how to reconcile, and meditation exercise
Where are you in your personal recovery?
Seeing I am in the very cautious time period of reestablishing peaceful talk, I have to think long and hard about these questions a lot of the time. I pulled these series of questions from Mark Seiter’s website. Are you truly ready to talk to your ex again? How much time has gone by since… Continue reading Where are you in your personal recovery?
I survived the first date!
The first date…happened. I want to thank Mat Boggs for his encouraging audio to help me survive. This pep talk which he gives is definitely the attitude to have with someone when as you are looking in the mirror and about to step out the door: http://www.crackingthemancode.com/love-abundance-mindset-training-reg I also focused on making a comfortable neutral… Continue reading I survived the first date!
Using Open-Ended Questions
Another thing I learned about was the concept of open-ended questions. This is like the key to getting an answer to “how do you feel”? Corny as it sounds to use this as a source of information, I liked the Wikihow definition of explaining this: An open-ended question is a question that requires a full… Continue reading Using Open-Ended Questions
The concept of being “Emotionally Attractive”
Emotional attraction is the most important form of attraction. It is all about making others feel good around you. Being a nice person really does matter the most. Not looks, not intelligence, not anything else. Being too negative is not emotionally attractive. Make saying yes more is an example of being positive. Being Emotionally Safe… Continue reading The concept of being “Emotionally Attractive”
The powerful relationship video that was so hard to watch – Tony Robbins
“And I think if they would just focus on how they can get themselves out of it, instead of feeling it so much every day. Think of solutions. And remember why they’re together in the first place. I feel that if you’re married, you fight to keep that. There’s a reason whether or not you… Continue reading The powerful relationship video that was so hard to watch – Tony Robbins
Making Conversation Tips in Returning to Dating
A while back, I expressed fears about getting back into dating. I'm sure there are lots of other people who are so scared about re-trying the dating scene as well. Today, I have compiled a big list of videos that have helped me get some courage for this hopefully soon future event. I have never… Continue reading Making Conversation Tips in Returning to Dating
Inuyasha 12 – Soul Piper and the Mischievious Little Spirit
This episode has a powerful lesson: children who suffer are affected for the rest of their life from traumatic experiences. The little girl who died in the fire was the ultimate depiction of suffering from seeing the world wrong and never being able to be laid to rest. This is for some people, a favorite… Continue reading Inuyasha 12 – Soul Piper and the Mischievious Little Spirit
Sango and Miroku 