Relationship Revolution

We are in need of a Relationship Revolution on the planet! This revolution starts with emotional awareness of self. Lots more to come from me on this subject. Stand by!  

How do you dance with your partner? Mandy Traut, MA, LMHC

Today I am launching a cooperative sharing of blogs with Mandy Traut, MA, LMHC. Mandy opens here by musing on the question, “How do you dance with your partner?” It’s All About Connection Mandy Traut, M.A, LMHC   Over the years, I’ve heard many...

“I felt like a real person!”

After five and a half decades of swallowing feelings of hurt, rejection, sadness,  a break through moment into becoming the woman she has always known was missing was deeply felt as the wife of a couple I have been working with was able to tell her husband, “I...

Shame on you! Really??

Yesterday after the Senate failed to pass background check legislation a woman in the gallery yelled, “Shame on you!” Today, President Obama, in response to this the vote to not enlarge background checks, declared “All in all, today was a pretty...

Recent presentation on Anger and its effect on relationship

Recently presented on Anger and its roll in relationship to the Divorce Support Group at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle. Steve Elde, Pastoral Care Associate of UPC shares; “With his insights and his understanding of how people react to emotions in...

Without connection no real progress in therapy is possible.

As an Emotion Focused Therapist my first and perhaps most import task is to create a trusted connection between myself and my clients. Without a trusted connection no real progress in therapy can be made. This video from the Cleveland Clinic so poignantly captures...