by Nancy Travers | Apr 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Do you often find yourself at loggerheads with your partner? Are you frequently frustrated when neither of you will budge? Are you both intractable and never the twain shall meet? Then it’s time to take a look at how you got this way. Because it will be difficult for...
by Nancy Travers | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Listening to your partner is a key factor in a successful relationship Many of us try to suppress our anger. Some of us, particularly if you’re a woman, were taught that being angry is not acceptable. It’s not something nice girls do. So you tamp down your real...
by Nancy Travers | Oct 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s a nice thing to please others, right? You want to be helpful. You want others in your orbit to feel good. And, of course, when you help others, you feel good yourself. It’s all good. Except in excess. When you have a lopsided relationship with someone...
by Nancy Travers | Oct 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been abused by a sibling, you were involved in the most common but least reported abuse. Sibling abuse happens more often than spouse or child abuse combined, and the effects can continue to manifest themselves into adulthood. Maybe your older brother...
by Nancy Travers | Sep 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s bad enough that you suffer in an abusive relationship. What you don’t need on top of that is guilt for not leaving, and the judgement of family and friends. They ask, “Why do you stay in this terrible relationship?” It’s hard to answer that question. ...
by Nancy Travers | Aug 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Let’s face it. At the beginning of a romance you are riding high. Your partner is the center of your universe and you’re the center of his. He is the source of your happiness; he is everything you need for companionship—he is everything you need, period. Your...
