Rick Hanson, PhD, author and expert on the neuroscience of well-being and relationships, looks at some of the ways we can behave to illicit a calm vs threat response from others. We evolved to be afraid. The ancient...
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Rick Hanson, PhD
Rewire Your Sense of Hurt or Shame in Painful Relationship Interactions
Linda Graham, MFT offers this powerful tool to help get through and actually rewire challenging relational experiences resulting in emotional pain. There’s a teaching story in the Buddhist tradition that can guide...
Linda Graham, MFT
The Neuroscience of Negotiating Positive Change in Your Relationships
Linda Graham, MFT looks at how to make relationship changes by more clearly seeing your role in the dynamic and better able to tolerate what you see. She lights a path towards the goal of relational intelligence while...
Boundaries and Limit Setting in Relationships
Linda Graham, MFT looks at the “how” and neuroscience of boundary setting in relationships. Developmental psychologists have found that the human brain is capable of distinguishing between self and others...
Relationship Problems? Try Dwelling on the Positive
Do you and your partner ever dwell on the positive in your relationship? Maybe you should. It’s really easy to dwell on the negative in our personal lives and relationships. The brain is wired to have a...
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Release the Flow of Oxytocin for Emotional and Relationship Health
Pssst…have you heard of oxytocin? If you’re committed to improving your emotional and relationship health, it’s something you might want to learn a bit more about. In thearticle, Love Potion #1?:...
How to Manage Difficult Emotions in Your Relationship
Did you know that mindfulness can be a powerful tool in your relationships – intimate or otherwise? Consider for a moment the last time you were significantly emotionally triggered by someone. You may have been...