Satisfying Relationships

(Time to read: ~2 minutes) It was Lilac Festival time at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton. I was looking forward to my first visit there. I have a special love of lilacs because my [...]

(Time to read: ~5 minutes) All names have been changed to protect privacy At Work Georgia glanced at the clock as her direct report Andrea arrived for work. 10:30. An hour later than they had [...]

(Time to read: ~2 minutes) Last month I shared about how, as part of wanting to enjoy my life and relationships more, I’ve been experimenting with saying silently to myself “I wish [...]

(Time to read: ~2 minutes) “The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence” – Jiddu Krishnamurti One of the things that NVC has helped me realize [...]

(Time to read: ~5 minutes) It seems like expressing appreciation could only be a good thing, as long as you’re sincere. How could it possibly create a barrier between you and someone else? [...]

(Time to read: ~ 3 minutes) At this time of year, many of us get together with people who push our buttons. In this post, I share my 4-step recipe for how to enjoy the experience – or at [...]

(Time to read: ~ 2 minutes) When you have acknowledged and offered compassion to all the hurt places in yourself… …it can bring further relief to connect compassionately with the [...]

(Time to read: ~ 7 minutes) I’ve been feeling troubled lately by a video a friend shared with me of a woman with two children – an infant and a toddler – who left her husband [...]

(Time to read: ~2 minutes) I woke up Saturday morning to the sound of my neighbor’s vacuum cleaner. And throughout the weekend, I saw many other examples of people freshening up their homes [...]

(Time to read: ~3 minutes) Do you ever have someone ask you for something and feel your body go rigid, as though trying to protect you from an attack? In me it feels like a wall going up inside, [...]