by Dr. Adams | Relationships
Is every episode of disagreement with your significant other a déjà vu for you? Are you visiting the same arguments, territory and discussions again and again? Does nothing change from the first time you had conflict? Why is this and what does it mean for...
by Dr. Adams | Relationships
The way we relate to other people is unconscious. This means we are not aware of how we judge and treat others. People do not relate in the same way to all other people. Nor do people even act and think the same way toward themselves when they are with different...
by Dr. Adams | Emotional Illness, Relationships
Most people relate in an unbalanced way that does not help either person. What do I mean? People get in roles and ruts in how they relate with others. Some people are always demanding and expect other people to quickly do what they want, in exactly the way they want...
by Dr. Adams | Relationships
What do I mean by balance in relationships? I mean the ebb and flow of nurturance you receive and nurturance you give to one another. Most relationships are unbalanced. Like two people stuck on a seesaw, most relationships have one person always up in the air and the...
by Dr. Adams | Relationships
Most of us are in marriages or romantic relationships where we recognize we are different from our mates, even the complete opposite. I’m not referring to how you like your eggs cooked in the morning. I am referring to the entire personality makeup being opposites....
by Dr. Adams | Children/Child Rearing, Relationships
Children are sensitive to how parents differ in the way they interact with them. Mom may not comfort your scraped knee the way Dad does. Dad may not make macaroni and cheese as good as Mom. Mom may let you out of time out in five minutes; Dad in ten minutes. So...
