Stonewalling–Horsemen 3/4

Stonewalling–Horsemen 3/4

And it’s on to the next one. Stonewalling, my friends. This is the third horseman of the four. This one is pretty interesting, though, in that there’s some physiology that’s at play.

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Defensiveness–Horsemen 2/4

Defensiveness–Horsemen 2/4

Think of a time when you felt attacked. Maybe it was by your partner, maybe it was by a stranger, family, your boss or coworker, or a friend - it doesn't really matter who did it. The point is this. Take yourself back to that time and recall what it felt like in that moment.

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Criticism–Horsemen 1/4
Tara Vossenkemper Tara Vossenkemper

Criticism–Horsemen 1/4

Last week, we spent some time just talking about the four horsemen (of relationships). How they're terrible for successful, happy, long-term relationships and how they predict relationship dissolution.

And that's important because I'm assuming you're reading this based on things not going splendidly (#nojudgment).

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What’s Wrong With Me?! Five Question to Ask Yourself...

What’s Wrong With Me?! Five Question to Ask Yourself...

This is a blog post about those days or times where you feel way off from your normal self. Maybe you're slightly more irritable, or maybe you're just less satisfied overall, or maybe you find yourself wishing it was 8 pm so you could have that beer, or maybe you start to question all of your life choices that ever got you to this place you're in (not least of which includes work, relationship, kids, and location).

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