Posts Tagged ‘Relationships’
This can lead to challenges in communication on a mental level because it is difficult to communicate when one of you is in a helicopter and the other in a rabbit warren. By understanding the perspective of others we can adapt our communication to get our message across without unhelpful judgments about them being up [...]
They are often full of exercises about body language, voice tone and pace, and the frequently misquoted research by Mehrabian; the meaning of communication is 55% body language, 38% voice tone and only 7% words. It is often forgotten that Mehrabian did his research in a very specific context: The first minute of when you [...]
In this article we will discuss different types of sexual relationships and disorders. If a sexual relationship is developed between two partners with their own wish, it results in a healthy relationship. But when any man force another person (usually a woman) to have intercourse against her will, it is known as rape. The man [...]
If we don’t connect with others on an emotional level it can lead to strained relationships. In this edition we are looking at the ‘Mental’ Level and how certain motivational traits that can help us in one context, can lead to disappointment in another. The Mental level is one of the four simple levels of [...]
However, expert communicators will always take responsibility for what they are saying and what gets understood or not. A helpful mindset for taking this level of responsibility is to consider that “the meaning of your communication is evident in the response you get”. For example if you are communicating to a team about some changes [...]
It’s difficult enough to keep any relationship going, what more if it’s a long distance relationship? Nowadays, although it’s easier to maintain communication with your loved one even though they are miles away, long distance relationships still prove to be more challenging than the usual ones. In the Philippines, the prevalence of working overseas has [...]
Introduction The health care industry is heavily regulated with laws governing practices that may be entirely legal in other industries, but are limited or prohibited in the health care arena. This article will present a brief summary of the Federal Anti-kickback law, which may be implicated in many health care transactions. The focus of this [...]
Why is it that the things you want the most are the hardest to ask for from your partner? In domestic abuse therapy, I see people come into treatment knowing what they want from their partner and intentionally avoiding directly asking for it from him/her. It’s like…if they don’t ask, they don’t have to be [...]
Romantic relationships are considered to be “May/December” when the younger person is in the “spring” of their life and the older person is in the “winter” of their life and the couple’s ages are at least a decade apart. There are plenty of examples of celebrities who are making these types of relationships work. Usually [...]
Relationships are delicate things that have to be constantly tendedAif they are to survive. However if you are in a relationship especially a long-term one it can often be difficult to see how your own behaviour is potentially ruining it. So here are some common habits that are all too easy to form: Doubting him. [...]