Sex, Love, & Relationships
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Separate Your Emotions From Theirs Without Closing Your Heart
Sensitivity can make another person’s mood feel like a condition inside our own body. We scan, adjust, soothe, or become activated before we know what belongs to whom. Emotional separation is not coldness. It creates enough space to care without requiring our nervous system to duplicate the other person’s state. What Changes When We Listen…
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Expectations and Agreements…
Today we’re going to talk about Expectations vs. Agreements. There’s a big difference between them. A lot of people don’t realize there is a difference or how deeply it can impact relationships of all kinds. Let me give you an example…
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Emotional Monogamy: What Kind of Exclusivity Does Your Heart Need?
Couples may discuss sexual exclusivity while never naming their expectations about emotional intimacy. Who can we love deeply? How much affection, time, vulnerability, or devotion can exist in a friendship? Which connections feel enriching, and which feel like a threat to the partnership? Without that conversation, two caring people can use the word “monogamy” while…
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I Have To Be Perfect To Start!
How much does perfectionism run your life? Lots of us wouldn’t even call it perfectionism… we call it “just being adequate enough to start.” We think if we’re thin enough, prepared enough, polished enough, we won’t get hurt, and we won’t get rejected.
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Interviews: Personal Empowerment for Your Soul
Listen Interview with Rick Wilkes (1:00:53) Download MP3 Interview with Cathy Vartuli (1:01:44) Download MP3 In these separate Attune Magazine Radio interviews, Jean Maurie and Maggie Lukowski talk to both Rick and Cathy about Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), spirit, guidance, how we use tapping, sex, love, and relationships. Jean Maurie is a member of the…
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Social Resilience When Not Everyone Approves
Social resilience is not becoming immune to criticism. Even experienced, confident people can be rattled by the right comment on the wrong day. Resilience means we can feel the impact, tend to ourselves, learn what is useful, and keep choosing who we want to be. Another person’s reaction does not have to become the final…
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EFT For Fear of Rejection In The Age Of Invitation
Listen Download MP3 Interview with Rick Wilkes by Gene Monterastelli of Tapping Q&A. Gene writes: We live in interesting times. Every morning when I wake up I am bombarded with friend requests, invitations to attend events, fund projects, and try new programs. At the exact same time it is possible for me to go through…