Het meest gelukkig voelen mensen zich in een relatie, als er sprake is van relatie-tevredenheid. Dit lijkt een dooddoener, maar wat is er nodig voor relatietevredenheid en wanneer is hier sprake van? Is dit als mensen elkaar ” gewoon” accepteren zoals ze zijn en hun eigen gang gaan of speelt er meer? Zo hoorde ik…
Training: Simultaneous Action-Observer Strategy (SA-OS). Working in direct dialogue to find new answers in (conflicting) relationships. SA-OS, a structured way of improving relationships. A method to bring clarity in the chaos and complexity of a conflict. Those involved will gain a better understanding of themselves and the other person, leading up to finding new ways…
Voices in your head, voices out of your head ‘I don’t want to hear you anymore, get out of my life’ said Susan. Susan was in a dialogue with her ‘internal critic’. This critic had been controlling her life for a long time, giving messages like ‘you can’t make mistakes’, ‘you have to do everything…
Meeting in mutual understanding On my walks, I regularly meet a variety of people. I stop and chat. These conversations are about the weather, the dog, how nice it is to walk, corona and other things happening in the area. These encounters can be short or long and really are a moment of brief contact….
Conflict: start or avoid the conflict? Usually I avoid a conflict and avoid to say directly when I am angry or upset. However, sometimes I feel that it is necessary to express myself and that gives me the courage to start the conversation. The occasion For example, I have a frightened, traumatized dog from Romania,…
Role reversal with a cow Cows, sheep, horses, swans, ducks, I always get very relaxed when I walk along the meadows. When the cow looks at me I think ‘how would the cow see me’. I step into the role of the cow and look at myself. I see a person who is busy doing…
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