At the roots of all interpersonal conflict, are unmet core human needs. Whether we’re talking about conflict inside the workplace, or we’re talking about conflict at home, it’s always about unmet needs. Unhealthy conflict is exhausting, draining, and will take the life out of anything good. I’ve been there, and maybe you have too!? And there’s …
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Feeling anxious and overwhelmed is one of the most difficult feelings in all of life. And now more than ever, we are all feeling these feelings to one degree or another. If you are feeling anxious right now, I want you to know that you are not alone. The world is experiencing a collective trauma. …
Check out this quick video where I talk about the 5 things any of us can do to promote more trust in our relationships. Trust is the bedrock of any healthy relationship, and without it enough of it, we’ll always be limited in how much life-giving goodness comes from people we surround ourselves with. I …
Compromising wasn’t something I ever learned in school. How about you? Anyway, I had to learn compromising skills the hard way….mostly through difficult and challenging moments in relationships that didn’t end well. Ideally, we’d grow up in families where compromising skills are role-modeled in a healthy way, but few of us are so lucky; we …
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Business partnership or personal partnership, it’s essential that we ask the hard questions in the beginning stages before we’re committed. A current client of mine is having to do the hard work of unwrapping a business partnership that has gone sideways. After 2 long years of emotionally draining conflicts, petty arguments, false accusations, and too …
Depression can feel like a scary word. Sometimes, when we hear someone talk about being depressed we think of someone that is suicidal, or can’t get out of bed. Although being severely depressed can look like that for some people, depression for most doesn’t look as severe. But even if we’re not feeling suicidal and …
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If you’re married, then might have experienced a challenging time over the last few months with the advancement of COVID-19. For many people, the COVID-19 experience has become a traumatic event triggering heightened emotional stress responses, i.e., flight & flight. Whenever couples are experiencing fight & flight stress responses in a relationship, it can feel …
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It might be fun, and even feel good, to win a “best place to work” award by creating a culture where people are happy, but at the end of day, businesses are in business to make money. And the best reason to be concerned with relationship challenges in the workplace is an economic one. When …
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The culture of your company really matters. It matters in the sense that the culture you create inside your organization will have a direct impact on your bottom line. It’s really a simple equation; Great culture = produces happy, productive, and loyal people. And….. Happy, productive, and loyal people = will make you a lot …
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