Successful Relating

How to Plan for the Future and Be in the Present

Phil and Maude Dec 29, 2019

Two events stand out this week. The new year is a time to declare our intentions …

Phil and Maude Dec 22, 2019

Here we are in a season where women and men all over the world are celebrating, …

Phil and Maude Dec 15, 2019 Tagged with Acceptance, Neediness

PHIL: We’ve written before about how we each feel complete, and being together adds to us. …

Phil and Maude Dec 8, 2019

We hold that for two people to be in harmony, they have to have matching core …

The common wisdom about relationships is that there will be times of conflict. You will find …

Phil and Maude Nov 24, 2019 Tagged with Conflict-free relating, Mutuality, Union

The direct experience of mutuality is a critical aspect of a peaceful and conflict-free relationship. It …

Phil and Maude Nov 17, 2019 Tagged with Acceptance, Transformation

Last year we went to a talk by Anne Lamott. The venue holds a couple of …

Phil and Maude Nov 10, 2019 Tagged with Conflict-free relating, Core values, Transformation

Last week we gave a workshop on transforming your relationship. Our work involves creating and re-framing …

Phil and Maude Nov 3, 2019 Tagged with Commitment, Core values

We’ve been unable to write a new blog this week as we were busy finalizing yesterday’s …

Phil and Maude Oct 27, 2019 Tagged with Keeping score, Making lists

MAUDE: In last week’s blog we discussed differences and how they can be strengths rather than …