By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter A PROPER AND MEANINGFUL WAY TO SAY ‘I’M SORRY’ Successful Couples Master the Art of Apology The way you apologize after hurting your loved one determines whether healing will occur or hurtful feelings
By Caralee Frederic LCSW A criticism may sound like this: “You never want to do anything with me or join me in things that I enjoy doing. You’re just inconsiderate and selfish.” Criticism attacks the character of the person, and it can aggressively spiral downward
By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter The following questions are used to assess whether or not a person is an intimacy anorexic. 1. Would your spouse say that you stay so busy you have little time for him/her? 2.
By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter Partners living with a sex addicts often describe: Feelings of intense loneliness, distancing, confusion, deep hurt, and even betrayal. A sense of being disconnected, reaching and never being able to arrive at the
By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter Turn Gridlock Into Meaningful Dialogue Let’s de-clutter our lives of relationship gridlock — the perpetual arguments and contentiousness that stops us from moving forward in our most important relationships. In an earlier blog,
By Caralee Frederic LCSW Criticism, One of the Four Horsemen. “Stay grounded,” I said to the couple in my office. “Don’t get on that horse.” What horse was in my third-floor office? This time it was Criticism, one of the Four Horsemen identified by Dr.
By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter “Less of Who You Should be, More of Who You Are.” I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Verilymag.com, a women’s fashion and lifestyle website. Its motto is “less of who you
By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter (Excerpt from “How To Keep Love Going Strong” by John M. and Julie Gottman, yesmagazine.org, Jan. 3, 2011) Start with good manners when tackling your solvable problems: Step 1. Use a softened startup:
