Healthy Communication The fool takes no delight in understanding, but rather in displaying what he thinks. Proverbs 18:2 First, lets sum up what weve learned about connection so far. We all need

Knowing & Being Known In choosing how we relate to others, we start at the heart, that is, we start with believing the other to be very good and made in Gods image and likeness. This is a central ten

Valuing & Being Valued To value another the way God values them means seeing them as they truly are, a treasure of immeasurable worth. People are not a means to an end. In other words, whether we agre

Openness from Others A number of years ago, I was supervising a team of therapists, and at the end of the workday, I received a call from one of them wanting to consult about a teenager she was treati

Openness with Others Being open with others is something that requires great courage. Hopefully, by this point, we can begin to put the pieces of connection together and see how they interplay. We hav

Respecting the Boundaries of Others Everyone is unique and has their own body, mind, and spirit. Each of us has the responsibility for setting our own boundaries in these areas. We all are required to

Boundaries for Others Good fences make good neighbors. Robert Frost As a therapist, Ive noticed that not many people, at least not many who come to therapy, have been taught good things about bound

Connection to Others There can be an imbalance in parenting when a child is taught hes very special, but isnt taught everyone else is, too. This quickly plays itself out in behavioral issues and ent

Body, Mind, Spirit God created man. He didnt create spirit, soul, and body separately and then somehow weave them together. In the scripture quote above, St. Paul refers to all three of these aspects

Openness with Myself Like any relationship, your relationship to yourself is a process. When you look at a baby or small child, do you think they have a grasp on the fullness of who they are as an ind