Make It A Request (Couples may find this helpful)
(Time to read: ~2 minutes) “Glenda would you be willing to help me set up for my garage sale?” “John, would you be willing to drop me at the library?” When asking something of another person, I [...]
More Effective than a Gratitude Journal?
(Time to read: ~ 1 minute) I believe strongly in the value of noticing what we have to be grateful for. And yet, so many of my initial attempts to write in my Gratitude Journal went something [...]
What if someone perceives empathy as a threat?
(Time to read: 2-3 minutes) A student recently asked “How would one approach a situation in which well-intentioned empathy might be misconstrued and perceived as a threat by someone who would not [...]