69% of Relationship Problems Won’t Go Away. Here’s What to Do.
According to research by relationship experts John and Julie Gottman, approximately 69% of relationship conflicts involve what they call perpetual problems.
Not You and Me, But Us
Seek To Understand, Then To Be Understood
One of the most common themes that arises in the therapy room - and in nearly every kind of relationship we experience from intimate partnerships, parenting, friendships, workplaces, or community - is the longing to feel understood.
Can I Trust What I Feel?
Many of us have learned to distrust our own knowing.
The body says no, and we wonder if we are overreacting, self-sabotaging, or being difficult. The body says yes, and we immediately begin negotiating with it: whether it is realistic, whether it is safe, or whether we deserve it.