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A Question of Rejection

We keep going back, stronger, not weaker, because we will not allow rejection to beat us down. It will only strengthen our resolve. To be successful there is no other way." - Earl G. Graves Have you ever been afraid more

7 Myths About Creating A Better Relationship

7 Myths About Creating A Better Relationship by Cecil McIntosh In my private practice for over 14 years no matter what my clients have come to see me about, there has always been an issue about a better relationship. more

He Said, She Said: Communicating With The Opposite Sex

Communication in relationships comes up a lot in personaland professional coaching sessions. In their quests for a fulfilling, successful, accomplished, meaningful lives; my clients have to interact with the opposite sex - it's true. And in doing so, they often get more

The New Marriage - Part Four Of Four

When we are children we do not yet have an identity. We learn about who we are through the mirroring that we get from our parents. It is called mirroring to describe the ability of good parents to gently hold up more

The New Marriage - Part Three Of Four

Harry Stack Sullivan, in The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry, argues that human beings have a biological drive to develop and establish interpersonal relationships. In Biological Basis for Human Social Behavior, R.A. Hind suggests that a person's "attachment style"--the way more

The New Marriage - Part Two Of Four

When we fail to get the response or connection with our partner that we want, perhaps we should stop and look at our own thoughts and behavior. It may remind us of frightful tigers from our past stalking the room. Sometimes more

The New Marriage - Part One Of Four

If life is a journey across uncertain terrain, love is the mountain commanding the landscape. When you scale that mountain and survey the area, everything falls into place, and everything makes sense. You can see forever, and it all seems so more