Archive for Communication
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Ever feel like conversations with your partner turn into a blame game? What starts as a simple discussion somehow morphs into finger-pointing and hurt feelings. But here’s the thing: effective communication doesn’t have to be a minefield. With a few (more…)
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Feeling connected to your partner is essential in a relationship. But it’s not always easy to feel that connection and build intimacy when you’re in a relationship with an emotionally distant partner.
You might often feel like your partner doesn’t (more…)
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Mindfulness is more than a buzzword in the mental health community. It’s a safe and effective way to manage stress, reduce anxiety, and even fight back against the lingering effects of trauma.
Mindfulness can also be a tool in relationships (more…)
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Healthy communication is the foundation for so much of our lives. With family, friends, partners, co-workers, and strangers, communication is what bridges the gap and creates productive connections and relationships. Yet, for many reasons, we will all endure times of (more…)
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In movies, we use miscommunication as a plot device.
In real life, we cite it as a reason to break up. We mention it in exit interviews.
Miscommunication happens to everyone. There’s a lot to consider between body language, facial (more…)
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We all want to feel heard when having conversations — but it can be challenging to reciprocate these listening skills when we want to get the point across. In order to have healthy, effective communication, you also need to master (more…)
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Humans are meant to be interactive and social beings. Throughout life, you’re going to have countless interactions with others around you. Misunderstandings and disagreements are going to happen.
Regularly feeling misunderstood and upset starts to become a problem and is (more…)
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Having close friends in life is really important. As humans, we crave bonds and connections with other people. When you have great support systems in life, it can be really rewarding. It helps at the end of the day to (more…)
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Communication is hard. It seems like a skill that should come naturally, but the fact is, we’ve yet to develop a manual on interpersonal communication. Sometimes we put all of our focus on being understood because we’re hyper-focused on trying (more…)