Effective Listening and Why It’s Important Being a good listener is about more than just hearing the words that someone is saying. Effective listening is about understanding the meaning behind what someone is telling you. It is about being curious, asking for clarification, and validating…
The drama triangle is an interpersonal interaction pattern that we often engage in unintentionally. This pattern of interacting is unhealthy and manipulative – a dysfunctional social game. It involves three roles, although not all of them need to be filled. These roles…
Steps for Coping with Anxiety Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences. We only experience Anxiety about things we care about. It’s a call to action that says “hey, this is important to us! What can we do to prepare for it?” When…
Acceptance, Change, and Why They Thrive Together Humans are social creatures by design. We, quite literally, need other humans to survive. As infants we are helpless and completely dependant on our caregivers to respond to our cries and to meet our every need. So, it…