Relationships

Creating Closeness With Compassionate Communication: A Nonviolent Approach

Pat Samples

July 23, 2017

Personal communication too often fails us. A conversation can go south in a second when a nasty feeling erupts in our gut. The other person did something that strikes… read more…
Can I Leave My Partner After Years of An Unfulfilling Relationship?

John H. Driggs

November 11, 2016

Our greatest life decisions are always made on the basis of incomplete information. ~Sheldon Kopp, psychoanalyst and author Probably the most difficult decision we’ll ever make in our lifetime… read more…
Do I Really Need to Put Up With My Crazy Family

John H. Driggs

September 6, 2016

It never fails. About this time of year every year I start getting a pain in my gut and dread with no clear explanation why. Upon later reflection I… read more…
Perilous Self-Deception: When We Have a Distorted View of How Much Others Care For Us

John H. Driggs

January 22, 2016

Many of us fool ourselves into believing that other people care about us more than they really do. Or else we don’t grasp just how much some people have… read more…
Duped in Love: When Your Spouse Mysteriously Turns Into Someone You Don’t Know

John H. Driggs

September 4, 2015

“The heart already knows what the mind has yet to perceive” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Life is hard enough when we and our partners go through life changes. We… read more…
When Married Couples Drift Apart

John H. Driggs

July 23, 2015

My best friend Nancy was recently blindsided by a big hit that is changing her life forever. I really feel for her. Her husband Stewart, who has been unemployed… read more…
Unspeakable: When Our Adult Children Want Nothing to Do With Us

John H. Driggs

January 23, 2015

You know, every holiday and birthday is like a dagger in my back. Sometimes I just lie on my bed and cry my eyes out. I adopted Maria when… read more…