http://www.betsyandbruce.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:08:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On August 1, the Imago Center for Relationships will be moving into our new office next door at 16 Leigh St., Clinton, New Jersey. Brigitte Boyea, of Lightbridge Inc., one of our current co-tenants at 12b Leigh St., will be sharing with us this beautiful brand new1500 square foot  space. Brigitte's work ... http://www.betsyandbruce.com/?p=841 To My Partner, When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving advice I did not request, you have not done what I asked. When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn't feel that way, you ... http://www.betsyandbruce.com/?p=838 Inner voice gremlins are the creatures that unconsciously distort our thoughts. Their presence generates all kinds of negative self-judgments, criticisms, blaming, assumptions, denials, avoidance, and just about every kind of non-productive thought ever given a name, and probably some that don't even have a name. To get the idea, just track ... http://www.betsyandbruce.com/?p=834 Today's New York Times contained an interesting article about the apparent path Tiger Woods is pursuing in response to his  sexual infidelities. In the long statement that he read to a nationwide audience last week, Tiger Woods never used the words "sex addiction." Yet by publicly apologizing for his infidelity, saying ... http://www.betsyandbruce.com/?p=773 Have you ever found it difficult to forgive? Are there some behaviors or specific actions that your partner or parents or friends have done in the past for which you are just not willing to forgive? Do you wonder why you hold on so tightly? Have you tried ... http://www.betsyandbruce.com/?p=769 [caption id="attachment_757" align="alignright" width="300" caption="What She Said, What He Heard"][/caption] http://www.betsyandbruce.com/?p=756 We've just finished watching the 3 Part PBS Series This Emotional Life hosted by Dan Gilbert during the week of January 4. Though not specifically about couples, these three pieces offers lots of interesting information and insight on what it takes to be emotionally healthy and happy. Its dominant theme ... http://www.betsyandbruce.com/?p=715