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Being Well Podcast: Key Skills for Great Relationships
August 10, 2020

Learn some of the key psychological skills that lead to a truly great relationship – informed by 35 years of couples counseling experience.

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Our relationships are fundamental to how we experience life and cope with challenges. Join Rick for down-to-earth practical help for important relationships, with a focus on effective ways to handle issues, grounded in the combination of strength and heart. Follow the link to learn more, and podcast listeners can enter code BEWELL50 at checkout for $50 off the purchase price!

Key Skills:

  • 3:00: Give your full attention. 
  • 6:30: Tune into your body. 
  • 7:20: Cultivate interest. 
  • 11:00: How can we know if we’re actually empathic?
  • 13:00: Your attention is yours
  • 16:00: Accepting some level of discomfort. 
  • 17:45: Getting comfortable with people wanting things from you. 
  • 21:00: Three stories of relating.
  • 22:30: Fulfilling relationship tasks. 
  • 24:30: Changing our relationship to criticism. 
  • 30:30: Chronic giving, and setting firm boundaries. 
  • 37:30: Cultivating a stronger sense of self. 
  • 44:30: Talk about what matters. 
  • 50:50: The desire to be found.

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