listening – Relationship Power

Communication includes 2 very specific elements: 1) a participant who is speaking; 2) a participant who is listening. Often, the participants change-off these functions. The contribution of BOTH of these is essential to effective communication!

The following are 3 Tips to Help You Be a More-effective Listener: 1) Maintain a Loving, Caring Demeanor — let your partner KNOW by your body language that you care to hear his/her ideas and, as a result, to know him/her better;

2) Ask Questions for Clarification — this allows you to hear your partner’s true thoughts and feelings about the matter being communicated.

3) HEAR What Your Partner Is Saying — rather than thinking about what you want to reply/rebutt, focus on each word that your partner is sharing. This conveys that you care.

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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 …