Boundaries
A boundary is not a wall or a rule for your partner. It is a clear statement of what you need and…
Communication
Fair fighting rules
Ten practical fair fighting rules for couples, where the idea came from and why learning to argue well can bring you closer…
Projection
When a partner accuses you of the very thing they seem to be feeling, projection may be at work. Here is what…
Co-regulation
A steady voice, a hand on your back, a partner who stays calm when you cannot: that is co-regulation. Here is what…
Fawning (fawn response)
Agreeing, apologizing and smoothing things over before you even know what you feel? That may be the fawn response. Here is what…
Radical acceptance
Radical acceptance is not giving up or saying something is okay. It is a DBT skill for facing what is real so…
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