Communication mastery can only happen when you focus on the process, not the content. 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 there: Lisa: […]
Building Resiliency for Strong Connections
“Emotional fragility makes connection and intimacy difficult at best. Work your emotional resiliency muscles every day with everyone in your life.” ~LMB Emotional fragility is a pattern of negatively reacting to issues, feedback, and experiences in a way that shuts down communication, blocks growth, and breaks the connection. Often, these reactions are extreme in some […]
Avoiding Conflict Makes Intimacy and Connection Near Impossible
“Avoiding conflict makes intimacy and connection near impossible; Dare to have the hard conversations.” ~LMB Few people get excited about conflicts. Disagreeing, arguing, or talking about your upset or someone else’s upset is seldom comfortable. However, talking through difficult issues with grace, compassion, and humility is necessary for mutually fulfilling relationships. Sadly, few people have […]
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