by marilyn halls | Mar 15, 2024 | Featured Posts, Relationships and Communication
Improving Your Communication Using a Positivity Approach Many couples struggle with communication issues. In my practice I hear comments such as “When we try to address a serious topic such as in laws, disciplining our children or getting them to finish their...
by marilyn halls | Mar 15, 2024 | Featured Posts, Relationships and Communication
Dr. John Gottman studied communication and interaction patterns of couples in the “love lab” he established at the University of Washington in Seattle. Here couples came to a bed and breakfast type setting where their interactions and communications were recorded and...
by marilyn halls | Mar 1, 2024 | Featured Posts, Relationships and Communication
The desire to improve your relationship is important for the mental health of couples. Hardly a human being alive couldn’t benefit from these helpful tips for healthy and happy relationships based on the research of John Gottman Ph,D. Let’s start, shall...
by marilyn halls | Feb 9, 2021 | Relationships and Communication
It might seem impossible to heal after an affair, but believe it or not, your relationship can improve. What do I mean by the word affair? At one time the commonly held definition involved sexual activity. This of course can still be true but today many affairs fall...
by marilyn halls | Sep 28, 2020 | Relationships and Communication
Couples in a long distance relationship have always had their own unique stressors. However, during this Covid-19 pandemic many of us are feeling added anxiety and are fearful of the future. Many couples are dealing with the added stressors of working from home and...
by marilyn halls | Jan 8, 2019 | Relationships and Communication
In the past have you made New Year resolutions that fall apart after a few weeks or months? Studies show that over 80% of people fail to keep up wither resolutions by mid-February. This sad state of affairs often leaves people feeling disappointed in themselves which...