by Desmond Smith | Jan 20, 2025 | communication, couples
You can combine the best of both worlds by using Gottman Methods and the Miracle Question from Solution-Focused Therapy to embrace your relationship strengths, shift conversations toward shared intentions, and encourage your best hopes for 2025. Combining these...
by Desmond Smith | Jan 20, 2025 | communication, couples
Reflect on The Past Year You can start your conversation off by reflecting on your past year together. What were the places and spaces where you really saw your relationship flourish this year? What were the areas where you can both identify something wasn’t working...
by Desmond Smith | Jan 20, 2025 | communication, couples
The New Year is a time when many of us are using self-reflection to guide yearly goals. The Miracle Question is a Solution-Focused Therapy intervention you can use to guide some of your New Year relationship goals and gain some positive change in marriage...
by Desmond Smith | Jan 20, 2025 | communication, couples
The New Year is already a time when many begin to reconsider life goals and what matters most to them. Use the New Year to recommit to one another and share goals for emotional intimacy. Here are some key strategies for setting New Year relationship resolutions, which...
by Desmond Smith | Jan 20, 2025 | communication, couples
Let’s say your partner asks, “How was your day today, honey?” Turning away from your partner would look like passive rejection, such as ignoring their question, continuing to scroll on your phone or watch TV instead of answering, or simply saying, “It was fine”...
by Desmond Smith | Jan 20, 2025 | communication, couples
The New Year brings opportunity for self reflection, which often includes insights into our relationship with self, and others. Do your New Year relationship goals include deepening the emotional bond you have with your partner? At Lotus Counseling Group, our licensed...
by Desmond Smith | Jan 20, 2025 | communication, couples
Maintaining shared meaning in relationships doesn’t have to be stressful or forced. Strengthening connection in 2024 might mean setting time aside that works for both of you and creating a routine out of checking in on shared goals, identifying obstacles, and planning...
by Desmond Smith | Jan 20, 2025 | communication, couples
You can rope the Gottman Method for building meaning into other goals for The New Year. New Year relationship resolutions are often already focused on reflection of the past year and best hopes for the year ahead. Through reflecting on shared values, crafting rituals...
by Desmond Smith | Jan 20, 2025 | communication, couples
As The New Year begins, it offers us time and space to reflect on what matters most. Naturally, this brings up thoughts about our relationships. Building rich and meaningful partnerships doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Through cultivating shared meaning, you can use...
by Christina Canuto | Dec 18, 2024 | family-communication, holidays
Who do you know you can lean on for support this holiday season? The holidays are a time when relationships offer an opportunity to re-focus on what matters most in life – our social connections with others. Lean on Loved Ones for Support Asking for help can be...
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