by Ginger Sullivan | Jun 23, 2020 | Relationships
“Honey, can you fly to the moon and back and be home for dinner?” Requests are not negotiable. Your partner has the right to ask for whatever he or she might want. Even if it is outlandish. It is not a good relational move for me to try and talk them down, roll my...
by Ginger Sullivan | Jun 16, 2020 | Relationships
“We never fight,” she says with a prideful gloat in her voice. She glances at her husband as if I should be giving them a gold star in marital accomplishment. Conversely, my insides scream, “Oh boy. I’ve got my work cut-out for me here.” Avoiding conflict is not the...
by Ginger Sullivan | Jun 9, 2020 | Relationships
The heart and soul of relational work is generosity. Having “extra” – extra time, energy, compassion, resources, emotional bandwidth – and choosing to share it with your partner, even and often when you don’t feel like it. Generosity is like cookies. When I have...
by Ginger Sullivan | Jan 22, 2020 | Emotional Health
Whether we know it or not. Whether we want to admit it or not. We all are running an inner daycare. Our toddler and school-age children are running around inside. Mayhem. Each with his/her own agenda — “Feed me, feed me.” “Don’t leave me.” “Love me.” “Mine.” “I...
by Ginger Sullivan | Jan 10, 2020 | Emotional Health
New Year. New You. New Decade. Amateur, really. Everyone is doing that. Most of the posts on Facebook are about some new diet, pill or workout mirror. Blah, blah, blah. I am all for fresh starts. You get one every day. A chance to redo and do better. Start over....
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