by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Communication, Couples Therapy
Setting Limits Limits only make sense in the light of consistent healthy agreements. In the discussion of healthy agreements, I explained the importance of treating one another with dignity and respect, regardless of the subject. These agreements ensure that no...
by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Individual Therapy
What to do if you can’t sleep A serious and widespread problem According to the CDC, “About 70 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep problems. Sleep deprivation is associated with injuries, chronic diseases, mental illnesses, poor quality of life and well-being,...
by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Couples Therapy, Exercises, Understanding & Acceptance
The Gift of Encouragement Showing interest and support for your partner’s hopes, dreams, fantasies, guilty pleasures, and hobbies is one key to a deeper sense of love and connection. Our mind is a private world. Thoughts and feelings that pleasure or plague us,...
by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Communication, Couples Therapy
The importance of listening Someone I once knew told me that we should listen twice as much as we speak because God gave us two ears and only one mouth. At first blush, it would seem that listening would be a relatively easy – even passive act. If only it were so...
by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Couples Therapy
Agreements for a Healthy and Sustainable Relationship Healthy, vibrant, nurturing, intimate relationships are supported and sustained when each partner can say: I can be my honest authentic self with you. You listen to me. You understand me. You accept me for who I...
