Ask each other, ‘How are you really doing? What’s on your mind?’ Listen with empathy, without rushing to solve or judge.” When do you do this as a couple?
Tag: Cycle breaker
You Don’t Have to be Fully Healed to Have a Fulfilling Relationship
Healing isn’t a prerequisite for love; it’s a journey you embark on together. You don’t have to be fully healed to find or nurture a fulfilling relationship. What matters is the commitment to grow, to learn, and to evolve as …
Managing a Parent’s Moods
Children should be free to be just that—children. They shouldn’t carry the weight of their parent’s emotions, learning to set aside their own feelings to maintain peace. This cycle teaches them to constantly read the room, striving to be the …
Kids Managing Parent’s Mood
When children have to manage their parent’s emotions, it creates a burden for the child. Being kids, they often set aside their own feelings and needs to maintain peace. They lose some of the carefree joy of being a child. …
Be Authentic
If they’ve only ever known the version of you that walks on eggshells, careful and curated, then they’ve only seen a the watered-down version of you. It takes energy to be this smaller version, to keep the mask in place. …
When a Part of You is Searching for Redemption
When a part of you is searching for redemption, you end up in toxic relationships that remind you of your past. Let’s imagine your dad was distant. Maybe he was always at work, a bit distant, and you got the …