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Three Life Changing Choices Singles Can Make to Avoid Heartbreaking Relationships

Three Life Changing Choices Singles Can Make to Avoid Heartbreaking Relationships

Three Life Changing Choices Singles Can Make to Avoid Heartbreaking Relationships

with Eric Bowers
Audio • 45 minutes • 
Audio
45 minutes
Join Eric, as he reveals a clear path from heartbreaking intimate relationships to joyful, thriving intimate relationships. Eric uses his passion for helping singles heal from their past relationships, to help you to experience more ease, joy and mutuality in future relationships.
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Practical Ideas to Keep Workplace Relationships Satisfying

Practical Ideas to Keep Workplace Relationships Satisfying

Practical Ideas to Keep Workplace Relationships Satisfying

with Sylvia Haskvitz
Article • 4 - 6 minutes • 
Article
4 - 6 minutes
Workplace relationships are complex. Each employee brings their unique self to work. Their background, perspective, emotional triggers, and working style. Add to this the dynamics of power relations, and the fact that often workplace communication now takes place at our computer keyboards rather than face-to-face. Sylvia Haskvitz offers practical tips to make today's complex workplace...
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How To Make A Relationship A Priority While Maintaining Autonomy

How To Make A Relationship A Priority While Maintaining Autonomy

How To Make A Relationship A Priority While Maintaining Autonomy

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Practice Exercise • 3 - 5 minutes • 
Practice Exercise
3 - 5 minutes
Part of making your relationship a priority while maintaining autonomy means you consider the impact your actions may have on your relationship and look to negotiate ways all needs can be honored. To do this while not losing yourself, practice writing down your needs and guessing their needs beforehand. Make an upfront request to create a shared understanding about what’s most important, before...
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Tips for the Road Series: Tip 13. The Eight Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Build an Inspiring Relationship

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 13. The Eight Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Build an Inspiring Relationship

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 13. The Eight Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Build an Inspiring Relationship

with Eric Bowers
Trainer Tip • 4 - 6 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
4 - 6 minutes
What are the most powerful things I can do to build an inspired relationship? I answered the question with romantic relationships in mind; however, I believe the answer below applies to all important relationships.
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The Top Five Deal Breakers in Relationships

The Top Five Deal Breakers in Relationships

The Top Five Deal Breakers in Relationships

with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
Trainer Tip: When considering your "deal breakers" consider what you want from a relationship rather than how it will look. For instance, maybe my need for abundance can be met by someone who is independently wealthy, so he doesn’t have to “have a good job”. When you shift your focus from strategies to needs, you may be pleasantly surprised what the universe brings. Read on for more.
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Abusive Relationships and Nonviolence

Abusive Relationships and Nonviolence

Abusive Relationships and Nonviolence

with Miki Kashtan
Article • 8 - 12 minutes • 
Article
8 - 12 minutes
In order to bring in more nonviolence into the world, we need to take our own needs seriously and recognize that no amount of seeing someone’s innocence would mean putting up with more of their harmful behavior. We need to disentangle compassion towards another from the willingness to tolerate more harmful actions. At times this means finding enough self-love, support, or clarity, to take...
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Taking 100% Responsibility for Every Relationship (4 Session Course)

Taking 100% Responsibility for Every Relationship (4 Session Course)

Taking 100% Responsibility for Every Relationship (4 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan
Audio • 4 - 6 hours • 
Audio
4 - 6 hours
Taking 100% Responsibility offers a powerful antidote to the all-too-common dynamic of blaming that leaves you in the victim position and unable to have the relationship you want. Miki invites you to assume a stance of leadership while holding full care for both parties’ needs. No longer will you need to wait for the other person to change, nor will you need to give up your needs to reach...
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Connecting To Your Needs in Relationships

Connecting To Your Needs in Relationships

Connecting To Your Needs in Relationships

with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
Trainer Tip: You may find yourself assessing the relationship with someone just based on how they feel. Check in with yourself: How do you feel and what needs of yours are met when you spend time with someone? Consider whether this relationship is working for you. If it isn’t, be specific about which of your needs are unmet. Notice if you can do anything to help meet them.
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Five Core Principles of Living Compassion and the Relationship of Needs to Spirituality

Five Core Principles of Living Compassion and the Relationship of Needs to Spirituality

Five Core Principles of Living Compassion and the Relationship of Needs to Spirituality

with Robert Gonzales
Audio • 8 minutes • 
Audio
8 minutes
Listen to Robert describe the five core principles of Living Compassion and the relationship of needs to spirituality. Great material for reflection and reference!
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Catch Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics Early

Catch Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics Early

Catch Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics Early

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Article • 4-6 minutes • 
Article
4-6 minutes
Little negative impacts can become big when left unattended. Watch for things like using a sharp tone, choosing not to share something, going along with something when you don’t really want to, trying to convince your partner, impulsively turning away, shrinking, losing access to parts of yourself, hiding, daydreaming about a different life, and judgmental thoughts. Instead, shift the dynamic:...
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Integration of Inner and Outer: Our Relationship to ALL of Life (5 Session Course)

Integration of Inner and Outer: Our Relationship to ALL of Life (5 Session Course)

Integration of Inner and Outer: Our Relationship to ALL of Life (5 Session Course)

with Robert Gonzales
Audio • 6 - 9 hours • 
Audio
6 - 9 hours
During this course, you'll deeply examine this process of blending and integrating your inner and outer selves. Not only will you explore various states of being, such as defensive / protective and being / essence, you'll delve into the primary levels of relationship: to others, to the world and to life, acquire tools for transforming resistance into unconditional acceptance, and much more.
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