“Dismissing or minimizing someone’s feelings, ideas, or experiences, because you don’t feel the same, is arrogant and harmful to relationships. Acknowledge and support; don’t dismiss.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth When it comes to relationships, the litmus test regarding what is essential or relevant to listen to is humanity, not agreement. Too many people run the thoughts and […]
Smooth Sailing in Relationships Comes with Knowing How to Navigate Through Storms
“Buying into the message that “Relationships are hard” is a setup for normalizing destructive relationships; don’t buy in. When you know how to maneuver through the storms, relationships can be Smooth Sailing.” ~ LMB Every relationship has conflicts, disagreements, and upsets that you must manage, work through, and repair. Whether you’re talking about parenting, dating, […]
Radically New Relationships: Communication Mastery
“Communication mastery can only happen when you focus on the process, not the content.” ~LMB Often, when I stress to clients the importance of being calm, grounded, and respectful when speaking to one another, their knee-jerk response is some version of, “Omg, no one talks like that.” And this is how the conversation goes from […]
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