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Relationship House: The Psychology of Romantic Love (Part 2)

Relationships / September 3, 2023 / Leave a Comment

In the last post (part 1), from Nathaniel Branden in “The Psychology of Romantic Love”, we saw how important it was for two individuals to show up from a place of fullness which comes from a strong and properly developed sense of self for romantic love to stand a chance. Romantic love is one of …

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Relationship House: The Psychology of Romantic Love (Part 1)

Relationships / August 13, 2023 / Leave a Comment

As we keep diving in to this concept of building a strong, stable, and lasting relationship house. We will see some overlap or even a repeat of concepts. Just like in building a house, the elements/materials are intertwined, connected, and build upon each other. The idea is that as you keep learning, and keep hearing …

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The Roof: Getting What You Need

Relationships / July 1, 2023 / Leave a Comment

If you’re new around here, this post is part of a series and we are talking about all the elements (in great detail! lol) of building a strong & lasting relationship house. Today’s post is on “The Roof”. And yes, this is not how you build a REAL house, from roof down, but we are …

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The Blueprint: A Detailed Guide on Dr. Gottman’s Teachings

Relationships / August 22, 2022 / Leave a Comment

If you recall from my last post, The Five Golden pieces For a Lasting Relationship, one of the elements is: The blueprint for your house. I like this analogy of a blueprint because a blueprint really gives you a good overview of what to do and what not to do. It’s a solid plan for …

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The Pendulum Swing

Relationships / July 21, 2022 / Leave a Comment

Before we dive into the five pieces of building that relationship house we discussed in the last post, there’s one other concept that’s really important to grasp. While I don’t know your specific starting point, there is a common experience that we all have when we begin to challenge our internal belief systems. I came …

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The 5 Golden Pieces for A Lasting Relationship

Relationships / June 28, 2022 / Leave a Comment

My ten year relationship, to a man I loved deeply and imagined a future with, ended. Truthfully, not because I wanted it to, but because I just couldn’t live in the internal state I was in any longer. Being alone had to be better than being with someone & still feeling unloved, lonely, anxious, and …

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Want To Improve Your Relationship? Here’s What No One Taught You.

Relationships / June 24, 2022 / Leave a Comment

Have you ever had the experience of an “ah-hah” moment when you discover a golden nugget or a “piece of the puzzle” you’ve been missing? Often times, we simply don’t know what we don’t know. But if we can start to bring awareness and understanding to the situations that we’re struggling with, then there’s a …

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