As a codependent, it is tough to end a toxic relationship. However, many codependents falter while dealing with the aftermath and being alone. Learn how you can navigate yourself through…
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Mindfulness skills are quite handy when it comes to food. Not because mindfulness became trendy over the last couple of years, but because it can nurture your self-awareness and expand your senses. Who doesn’t want to enjoy food even more? By being mindful, you can deepen your relationship with food. Suddenly, you may find yourself more appreciative of the people who work to grow your food, or even realise that you can waste less food.
Bringing Mindfulness to the Table — The Wellbeing Blogger
Relationships are usually fun at their beginning, at least at the point we decide its worth it to invest ourselves in getting to know a person and giving them a chance to know us. Something catches our interest, draws us to them, or we may be just lonely and seeking someone. At first we have […]
Since we all are under lockdown, we are spending a lot of time with our spouse. This can be a welcome change for some but for some it can be quite stressful too. There are plenty of data to suggest that divorce rates increase during natural disasters. On the other hand, these may also be times when a much stronger bond can be formed between a couple. Here are a few tips that can help you maintain a healthy relationship, especially during lockdown, and form an even stronger bond with your partner:
Share the load: Share the burden of domestic work and any other daily work as much as you can, and in whichever way you can. It will not only lower the physical burden of your spouse but it will also make him/her feel loved.
Spend gadget-free time: As we all are at home, we are spending too much time on gadgets, mobiles, tablets, TVs, etc. To maintain a healthy and sound relationship with your partner, it is important that both of you spend at least some quality time together without these gadgets around.
Communicate: During such difficult and stressful times, it becomes even more important that you keep communication open. Share your concerns and worries with each other. Communicating your worries and concerns with your spouse will not only make them feel wanted, but you may find a solution to them too. You may also find that many of your worries are not even valid.
Get alone time: This lockdown has caused major disturbances in our daily routines. We are getting very less or no time at all for ourselves. We are surrounded by our family members, all the time, which is not a bad thing though, but getting no alone time can also lead to stress. The stress, in turn, can cause sudden emotional outbursts which can spoil the harmony between the partners. So to maintain a healthy relationship, it is important that we spend some time with ourselves as well, by reading or listening to music of our own choice. It will help us stay energized and refreshed. Stay together but give each other some space as well.
Find common interests: Find things that are of interest to both of you. Maybe you both enjoy watching movies or you both love to cook. Find out things where you can work together as a team, play cards, solve puzzles, etc. Games not only help you stay mentally and physically active and healthy, but they also build team spirit. Find games that need collective efforts.
Appreciate: Appreciation is a way to convey to the other person that his or efforts are acknowledged and respected. During this COVID-19 situation, it is vital that you keep appreciating the efforts of your partner no matter how small they are. Thank your partner for doing laundry, preparing food, or going out to buy essentials with full conviction. Your appreciation will definitely increase their motivation.
Practice patience and compassion: This phase also requires that you maintain patience and show compassion toward your partner. Let go of his/her small mistakes and try to overlook such habits that you don’t like. Now is the time to be sensitive to the feelings of the other person. Be a little patient and take your partner’s perspective into consideration before reacting. Remember these are extraordinary circumstances, which require extraordinary efforts on our part.
Be creative: Find creative ideas to keep the love and affection alive in your relationship. Arrange a romantic candle-light dinner or a romantic movie date with your spouse at home. Bring in all the creativity that you can, to make your partner feel loved.
There are many theories and models available to inform us what makes a good marriage. Many talk about trust, honesty, faithfulness and effective communication skills. All of these factors are relevant and are essential elements of a good relationship. . . 614 more words
via Two Things Your Marriage Must Have To Survive — Dr Nicholas Jenner
Many people become way too worried about not being in a relationship. They believe that if they hit a certain age, their chances of finding someone meaningful goes down. What they are experiencing is the perceived pressure that society puts on them. The reality is that if you believe wholeheartedly that you will meet someone significant, then it shall be done for you.
via Not Being In A Relationship — DSM (Defeating Stigma Mindfully)
Modern research has taught us a lot about what keeps people in love — and what makes them fall out of love.
There are dozens of research that teach us a lot about what keeps people in love. Many of them point to the importance of work and effort. Successful relationships emerge when two people invest in their relationship — over time their love becomes stronger, more exciting, and full of fresh emotions and feelings.
via A Marriage Counsellor Explains The Emotional Languages of a Happy Relationship — Thrive Global
You think a lot. Some would say that you overthink. You feel deeply. Some would say that you over-feel. You love learning. Some would say that you over-research and over-read. You have very high standards and expectations. Some would say that you over-analyze. You are concerned about the future of the planet. Some would say […]
Very often codependents attract a certain type. Used to giving and sacrificing, they naturally tend towards partners who like to take and receive anything that is on offer. 750 more words
via Two Codependents Will Also Find A Relationship Difficult — Dr Nicholas Jenner
The fear of intimacy happens for many reasons: low self-esteem, trust issues, episodes of anger, avoidance of physical contact or trouble forming a close relationship.
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Many people become way too worried about not being in a relationship. They believe that if they hit a certain age, their chances of finding someone meaningful goes down. What they are experiencing is the perceived pressure that society puts on them. The reality is that if you believe wholeheartedly that you will meet someone significant, then it shall be done for you.
via Not Being In A Relationship — DSM (Defeating Stigma Mindfully)
1. Communication is everyone’s panacea for everything.
—Tom Peters
2. Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
—Jim Rohn
3. To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
—Tony Robbins
4. Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.
—Anne Morrow Lindbergh
5. As long as there is communication, everything can be solved.
—Robert Trujillo
6. Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.
—Benjamin E. Mays
7. It sounds so trite but in relationships, you have to communicate.
—Peter Krause
8. Lack of communication is the key to any successful relationship going wrong.
—Pepa
9. If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.
—Benjamin E. Mays
10. The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.
—Edward R. Murrow
11. A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.
—James Madison
12. Without a possibility of change in meanings, human communication could not perform its present functions.
—Kenneth L. Pike
13. Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment.
—Pearl S. Buck
14. Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.
—Robert Frost
15. Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication …
—Thor Heyerdahl
16. Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.
—Paul J. Meyer
17. Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.
—Brian Tracy
18. First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
—Epictetus
19. Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.
—Louis Nizer
20. When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.
—Stephen R. Covey
Positive self-esteem is very important if not crucial to our happiness and well being as a human being. Having positive self-esteem can make the difference in that which we take on in life, in that which we go about achieving and creating. Having positive self- esteem also allows us to have healthy and joyous relationships…
via INDIVIDUALIZED POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS FOR IMPROVING SELF-ESTEEM — Self Improvement
Persons with alcohol use disorders are more likely than others with similar backgrounds to experience psychological trauma. They also experience problems with conflict and intimacy in relationships. Problematic alcohol use is associated with a chaotic lifestyle, which reduces family emotional closeness, increases family conflict, and reduces parenting abilities. PTSD symptoms often are worsened by alcohol […]
1. There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.
—Bryanth H. McGill
2. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
—Lao Tzu
3. We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.
—Joyce Meyer
4. The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
—Carl Jung
5. When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
—Dale Carnegie
6. There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.
—George Sand
7. Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.
—Anthony J. D’Angelo
8. Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
—Carl Jung
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