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Creating Space For Vulnerability and Courage

We will explore vulnerability and courage and their role in moving away from passivity. Passivity can become a habit based on previous experiences within our relationships. To be vulnerable with others, we have to first create a safe space within ourselves.

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Choose to see Opportunity over Offense!

Your relationship’s success depends on your choice to see that your partner expressing him or herself is an opportunity instead of a personal attack because it is different than you or your [unhealthy] expectation of them.

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A Framework for Relationship Success

The VALUES make up an acronym: Vulnerable, Accountable, Learning, Understanding, Empathy, Shared meaning. These six values are practiced to bring you into the connecting communication where it is possible to build trust, resolve conflict and deepen your intimacy.

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Why you don’t want a conflict free marriage…

The Gottman Institute, out of Seattle, has done a lot of research on this and shown that compatability or having “sameness” doesn’t actually create connection. It is actually the ability to meet your spouse in their difference with understanding and acceptance that creates connection.