“I’m a skeptic.” A Relationship Transformer™ wrote that recently in a post in our community. It got me thinking about how, in many circles, being skeptical is synonymous with being smart. As in, if you “foolishly” open up and trust someone, well, you’re asking to get hurt. You should have “known better,” and it’s “your […]
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Forgiveness. It feels impossible sometimes, doesn’t it? Whenever I tell my students ANYTHING can be forgiven, reactions range from skepticism to flat-out refusal. “Stacey, I can’t let that go – you have no idea what they did to me!” “They” isn’t always your current partner. It might be a past partner, a family member or […]
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“When you know better, you do better!” Hate to break it to you, but that statement is simply not true. The world is full of people doing things they know they “shouldn’t” be doing…things that are sabotaging them or getting them in trouble. Or, they’ve tried improving themselves, maybe with personal development, exercising more or […]
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“For the first time, I am considering not joining my family for the traditional family dinner,” Jane admitted to me. “I don’t think that I can subject myself to one more dysfunctional get-together.” Boy do I feel for Jane! The holidays are stressful enough without having to sit through yet another family gathering enduring “crazy […]
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“This isn’t what I thought it was going to be.” Ever had that thought about your relationship? About your family in general? Most people Paul and I work with have a dream for their family… What you want your marriage to feel like… How you want your kids to come to you and talk to […]
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“Well, we fell in love, so we’re just going to see parenting the same way, RIGHT?” “Well, we love each other, so we’re just going to see MONEY the same way, RIGHT?” HAHA! I know, I can hear you laughing! But don’t we just start out kinda ASS-UMING that? That is, until we hear something […]
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