Greetings to You … and Thank You for visiting our Blog — Relationship Power!
My name is Dr. Marlene Shiple and I welcome you to this site. I’m pleased that you made the decision to come here today to visit! It is my fond hope that you find SO MUCH of value here … that you will come back over and over for more interaction! Put your name and email address in the email sign-up box — and you will be informed of all blog updates as they are available.
In my years as a psychotherapist, I have found that one of the most powerful forces is a relationship that is loving, honest and supportive of individual — and relationship — partner-growth! Receiving support from your partner to pursue your dreams is “heady”. Benefitting from such support allows each partner to investigate parts of him/herself that, otherwise, might have been left untapped.
So, how do you and your partner harness SUCH Power for your relationship?
You do so by communication! Communication is an incredible tool to build trust and honesty in your relationship. Communicating …
You do so by communication! Communication is an incredible tool to build trust and honesty in your relationship. Communicating openly and honestly with your partner can allow both of you to experience more intimacy and more understanding.
That being the case, how might you get started?
1. Put aside the time!: Too often, in the course of a busy day, priorities can get scrambled. “The squeeky wheel gets the grease” the saying goes … and rightfully so! It is important to let your relationship squeek loudly at times!!
2. Agree on this time with your partner
3. Agree on the goal to create during this time: namely, to spend at least 2 hours of time communicating and getting to know one another better.
4. Have each of you note it — date and time — in your planner or blackberry.
5. When that time arrives …
6. Getting it going: Sit down together, touch (e.g., hold hands, give a hug, share a kiss), look into one another’s eyes and answer the following question: “What is something that is very meaningful to you, that I know nothing about?”
7. Proceed to communicate from here.
During the last 10 minutes of your couple-time, recap to one another what you have learned from this experience. This is a great time to make arrangements for the next conversation-period together!
I invite you to use these 7 points over and over to make a DIFFERENCE in your relationship communication!