Do you want to feel more centered, more grounded, more comfortable in your skin? Then raise your interoceptive awareness, your ability to sense, “hold” and accurately interpret your bodily feelings. It will change the whole way you relate to your feelings, and yourself.
There comes a point in every intimate relationship where expressing some difficult truths in conversation is the only way to stay emotionally close and connected. Here are some pointers to help you get started.
Some people have trouble knowing what they feel. Others feel overwhelmed by them. Interoceptive awareness—paying sustained attention to the sensation of your feelings in the body—can help with both.
Got triggered lately with your partner? Understand what happened—and learn how to talk through that painful episode with them in a way that brings you closer, not further apart.
Want to know why so many men have trouble with their emotions? Just look at the “code” embedded in their “programming” that tells them that feeling most of their feelings is either weak – or dangerous.
“Highly emotional.” “Too emotional.” “Too sensitive.” You’ve been judged for it your entire life. But what if it’s actually an important capacity that just needs a little training? Learn how to fine-tune your extra-emotionality so you can become an Emotional Virtuoso.
Wouldn’t it be nice if all your unwanted feelings would behave themselves and go away? Unfortunately, they won’t! Do you have to keep them to yourself? Or can you share them with your partner anyway (and still avoid a blow-up)? Read on…
We’re Helene Brenner and Larry Letich. Helene is a licensed psychologist in private practice for more than 30 years. Larry is an individual and couples therapist. Besides being therapists, we’re co-authors and partners in life and love for more than four decades. 