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Tips for Blending Families

Tips for Blending Families

Blending two families can be a complex and challenging process.  With some basic skills and commitment to ideas like being patient, having open communication, and a willingness to compromise, it is possible to create a harmonious and fulfilling family dynamic. Here are a few tips to keep in mind if you are in the process of blending two families:

Tough Talk: Communicating Difficult Emotions

Tough Talk: Communicating Difficult Emotions

Communication is vital in any relationship (romantic, workplace, family, friendships). Communication helps in sharing expectations, feelings, disappointments, and opinions. Being open in these relationships helps to strengthen the bond between them. This communication is essential when you feel disappointed or after your feelings are hurt; however, these situations are the most intimidating to approach due to fear of rejection or an argument. When approaching these difficult conversations, it is important to enter with a soft startup to lay the foundation for a productive, calm conversation.

Communicating with Love: Understanding The Five Love Languages

Communicating with Love: Understanding The Five Love Languages

When you show affection to your significant other, do you know if it's the way that they like to receive it? Love can get lost in translation when two people have different types of love languages. The five love languages are different ways of expressing and receiving love. The concept of love languages was developed by Gary Chapman, Ph.D., in his book The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts, where he describes these styles of communicating love.

Talk To Me: Differences in Communication Styles & How This Impacts Relationships

Talk To Me: Differences in Communication Styles & How This Impacts Relationships

Do you ever realize some conversations that you walk away from end on a positive note, where others can feel daunting and discouraging? To break this down, everyone has a unique way in which they communicate and express themselves to others. It is important to be aware of how you communicate with others because it can make it easier in navigating conversations. These habits impact how others perceive you and your needs. There are four basic types of communication styles, all of which can promote different outcomes of a conversation.

Resolving Relational Anger: Healthy Ways to Resolve Arguments and Miscommunications

Resolving Relational Anger: Healthy Ways to Resolve Arguments and Miscommunications

We all know that anger is a normal emotion and valid in many situations. However expressing anger through yelling, expletives, or aggressive behaviors can lead to negative consequences. It’s important we find ways to share our anger with others in ways that allow the other to hear and understand us.

Dating During A Pandemic: Managing Feelings and Expectations

Dating During A Pandemic: Managing Feelings and Expectations

Dating during the pandemic? What are the rules? Is there an etiquette to it? While we currently live in an ever-changing world as social distancing remains at the forefront of much of what we do there are still ways to determine how to date safely and form connections with others, while still practicing social distancing. What are the fears around dating during the time of COVID?

How to Have Tough Conversations

How to Have Tough Conversations

Getting a text or call from a friend, family member, or romantic partner with the words, “We have to talk”, always evokes a bit of anxiety. Whether you’re the one delivering this statement or receiving it, we all definitely don’t enjoy this phrase and what often follows. Are there ways to talk without having to use this phrase? Absolutely. This post aims to provide you with a way to communicate with others, never having to use this statement.

5 Barriers to Effective Communication

5 Barriers to Effective Communication

We all try to effectively communicate, but sometimes we don’t realize where it goes wrong. Below are some simple things to keep an eye out for when trying to communicate. See if you gravitate towards doing any of them!