Many times as a marriage counselor, I have heard the phrase “he just doesn’t care about me.” Of course there have been many different variations of that phrase, but each time the same thing is meant…“We are not connected emotionally.” Emotional intimacy is one area of intimacy that is the hardest to achieve. There are a couple of reasons for this difficulty. Most men … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Emotional Intimacy
Emotions
Empathy…Can I Learn It?
“I just don’t understand you at all. You are controlled by your emotions and I think that’s crazy!” “You are as emotional as a stump!” “You never care about what I care about. You are just selfish and only care about yourself.” Have you ever heard statements like these? Or have you ever said anything like these? Too many times in my practice I have heard these … [Read more...] about Empathy…Can I Learn It?
Antici………pation!
Anticipation: 1. the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated. 2. realization in advance; foretaste. 3. expectation or hope. 4. previous notion; slight previous impression. 5. intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience. Anticipation is a wonderful feeling but there are times that it carries some idea of fear. As I am writing this today, I think about … [Read more...] about Antici………pation!