Super Negotiating for Couples
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Marriage is a challenge. Growing your business is a challenge. What happens when you try to combine the two? I know first-hand how daunting it is to
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Challenging Choice Points for Using the Initiator-Inquirer Process
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This article is specifically for you if you use the Initiator-Inquirer process in your work with couples. The Initiator-Inquirer helps partners repair emotional upset while increasing the
Caring For Yourself So You Can Care For Others
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We live in a world of so much turmoil: September 11, Middle-East unrest and terrorism, nuclear worries, Katrina, Rita, and more. As therapists, we continually face clients
How To Be a More Effective Couples Therapist
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By Helping Yourself or Getting Help From Other Colleagues As another school year begins, I reflect on it as a time of beginnings and endings. For me,
New Homework Assignment
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I am often asked the questions, “How do I assign relevant homework to couples that I am seeing? Do you have suggestions for fine tuning homework uniquely
New Ways to Create Collaboration for Severely Distressed Couples
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October is here. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all quickly tumble into the family, creating stress for couples. School has been underway long enough for kids’ schedules, the
Here is Your Additional Information on Collaborative Conversations
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The Role of Differentiation in Collaborative Conversations Using the Initiator-Inquirer™ Exercise is a Powerful Way to Promote Differentiation. The first section below describes the exercise in language
Joy, Resilience and Gratitude
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How often do you talk to your couples about joy, resilience and gratitude? Three weeks in Africa taught me that I certainly don’t talk about these topics
More on The Great Attachment Debate
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We continue to review The Great Attachment Debate, a series of interviews published in Psychology Networker. I wrote about the first three experts in last month’s blog
The Great Attachment Debate
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As you and my other loyal readers know, I am constantly looking for effective ways to integrate the best concepts from Attachment Theory, Differentiation Theory and Neuroscience
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