While self-blame is something to avoid, a self-inquiry into what they might have done to contribute to an unfortunate circumstance might prove extremely helpful.
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The Problem with Anger
How can we use anger to strengthen communication and enhance our relationships?
Hardiness & Grit – Part Two
One might argue that any therapy has as an implicit objective to help the individual acquire the characteristics associated with hardiness.
Hardiness & Grit – Part One
I have long been interested in understanding why some people seem to be successful in achieving their goals in life and others struggle or fail.
5 Reasons People Stay in Unhappy Relationships
There are many factors and forces at play in a failing relationship where one, or both, partners would prefer to be apart, but cannot or will not bring themselves to separate.
Married Bachelors – Married Bachelorettes
How might a person, married to someone they love and with whom they are happy, be unhappy being married? And how can they successfully address it?
Silence in a Relationship
Unfortunately and too often, the proverbial “awkward silence” is interpreted as a sign of trouble in an ongoing relationship or a sign of social anxiety or social ineptitude in more casual relationships—however these interpretations might not always be accurate.
How Could They Have Said That?
Sometimes Condolences Can Hurt, More Than Help.
Unsolicited Advice
Perhaps surprisingly, unsolicited advice can actually harm a relationship rather than strengthen it.
The “Problem” With “Happiness”
Eric Hoffer, the social writer and philosopher, once said "the search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness." Similarly, John Stuart Mill, the British philosopher and social theorist said, "ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so."
