Category: Mindfulness

How To Set Boundaries When Your Needs Are Different

Practicing boundary-setting skills is a complex, kinesthetic art--like juggling apples while tap-dancing on a balance beam--not a static end-point.

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What About “Bad” Moments?

We all have bad moments in relationships. Can we acknowledge them, resist judging, and start fresh?

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Relationship Skills Can Help You Be A Better Parent

Many basic relationship skills can be used in your parenting.

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Grouchy? Lonely? You May Be “Skin-hungry”

If you're frequently "skin-hungry," it could be a sign that an essential physical and emotional nutrient is missing from your ...

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How To Fail-Proof Your Marriage

Become a relational Jedi by putting these five guiding principles into practice.

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Make No Mistake About It

For couples motivated to communicate better, mistakes aren't just part of the learning process: they ARE the learning process.

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How to Be Fiercely Peaceful

Peace means being curious about your own "inner wars" and moving forward with values and ideals that spring from a ...

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Are Screens Sucking the Life Out of Your Relationship?

A person who relates more to their phone than to their partner can end up in an emotional vacuum. ...

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Beware of Your Comfort Zone in Love

It's enlivening to explore and take risks (within reason) in committed relationships--to color outside the lines of our comfort ...

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Why Disconnection is Important

Romantic relationships cycle through three common phases: connection, disconnection, and repair. Each of these phases requires our skillful attention, though ...

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