7. Couples Exercise: Dialogue on Feelings
Couples Communication Exercise: Dialogue on Feelings The only purpose in dialoguing on feelings is for your partner to understand your feelings and for you to understand your partner’s feelings. This…
Read MoreWhat am I Feeling Right Now & What Do I Need?
Identifying and Expressing Feelings Identifying and expressing feelings is one of the most fundamental skills for good mental health. First, the ability to recognize our feelings regulates our emotions –…
Read More7. Conversations with Persons Exercise
Conversations with Persons: “Words I’ve never spoken.” As you have probably discovered in the previous exercises there are many people in your life with whom you have had relationships with…
Read More8. Conversations with Parts of the Self Exercise
Conversations with Parts of the Self: “This thing I do” In the previous exercise you got in touch with your ability to communicate openly and honestly with another person. In…
Read More8. Actions That Can Make An Immediate Difference
Actions That Can Make An Immediate Difference in Your Relationship The following is not a list to tell you what you should or should not do in your marriage or…
Read More9. The Relationship Path
My Marriage/Relationship Path: Where have I been in my marriage/relationship? In this exercise you will consider, “where you’ve been” in your relationship. As your life has a “path” to it…
Read More9. Conversations in Unfinished Situations from Your Past
Conversations in Unfinished Situations from Your Past: When I was young In this conversation, you will consciously choose a situation from your past with which you feel incomplete, then re-experience…
Read More10. My Part in this Relationship
My Part in this Relationship: What do I Bring to My Relationship? As mentioned in a previous exercise, it takes two to bring a relationship to the present state of…
Read More11. The 12 Cornerstones of a Healthy Marriage
The 12 Cornerstones of Healthy Marriage 1. Personal Responsibility The first thing we typically think when we hear “who’s responsible” is “blame”, “fault” or “obligation.” Being “responsible does not mean…
Read More12. Upsetting Situations
In this journal exercise, use the following template to write a letter about a situation that was upsetting to you. Upsetting Situations Dear _________________, The situation that I am most…
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