August 29th, 2017
We Need to Talk About…How We Talk About…Values Collisions in the Workplace
So, if you’ve been on a very long summer vacation—perhaps blissfully floating on a cruise ship, in the middle of […]
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July 24th, 2017
I-Messages in the “Toxic” Zone: Sometimes, They’re the Only Skill That’s Left
Sometimes, even though you weren’t looking for any kind of fruit at all…life hands you lemons. And upon first glance, […]
July 10th, 2017
Confrontive I-Messages in Action
More Free “It seems to me (a mother) that before P.E.T. I had to play certain roles—be a certain way. […]
June 27th, 2017
Active Listening Didn’t Work! Why Not?
So maybe you haven’t dusted off your Leader Effectiveness Skills for a while now. Or maybe you’re a fresh fawn […]
June 8th, 2017
Do Families Need Partnerships?
There are two ways of relating to others. The traditional way is what Riane Eisler (in her book, The Chalice […]
June 7th, 2017
Behavior and Acceptance: A Constantly Moving Target
You just know it’s going to be One of Those Days. The alarm didn’t go off at 6:00 a.m. because […]
May 16th, 2017
When Both of Us Own a Problem: The Six Steps of the No-Lose Method
Many of you already know a problem solving method and if you took P.E.T., you learned this one. So here’s […]
May 16th, 2017
Why Shouldn’t We Compromise?
Compromise. It sounds so reasonable. You give up a little bit, I give up a little bit, we both walk […]
April 26th, 2017
Am I Really “Just” Angry?
Getting to The Bottom of Feelings for Effective Confrontations There are two kinds of people in this world: those who […]
April 13th, 2017
Is Your Brain Capable of Empathy?
Nobody ever said empathy is easy. Science has been trying to untangle the mystery of empathy for at least a […]