1. Creating Safety (May 15)
Feeling safe with our partner is the most important state we can create!
When we don’t feel safe in our relationships, we develop strategies that often hurt ourselves and our partner. This first class addresses our core need for safety. You will learn why creating safety in our relationships is a must, key dysfunctional patterns that sabotage safety; powerful strategies for creating safety; and how to enroll your partner in safe relating (if he or she isn’t participating on the call).
2. Honest Communication (May 22)
Direct and honest communication is a skill that can and must be learned if we are to feel good about ourselves in our relationships. In this second class you will learn about dysfunctional communication styles that sabotage your power and lower self-esteem as well as key communication techniques that increase your chances of getting needs met.
3. Deepening Intimacy (May 29)
Learn what intimacy really is and how to develop it with our partner. Establishing ways of deepening intimacy within our relationships increases our ability to feel seen, heard, appreciated and respected. In this third teleclass you will learn why creating intimacy can be scary; why and how you are wired to sabotage intimacy; techniques for deepening intimacy with yourself and your partner; and how deepening intimacy diminishes the need to continue self-sabotaging addictive patterns like overeating, smoking, excessive TV watching and overspending.
4. Conflict and Anger (June 5)
Overcoming anger and conflict within ourselves impacts our ability to manage it with our partner. Every relationship will face conflict at one point or another. Conflict is most often avoided or handled poorly due to misunderstanding and lack of skill. In this fourth teleclass you will learn why conflict is a powerful opportunity for personal growth and spiritual development; and how to utilize anger to leverage greater intimacy, connection and empowerment.
5. Claim your Power—Keep your Partner (June 12)
Step into your power while enhancing love and intimacy. Learn what individual power looks likeMany of us think we have to sacrifice ourselves to maintain harmony in our relationships. As a result, we develop codependent strategies that sabotage our needs and diminish our power. Or we may avoid relationships altogether. In the final teleclass you will learn how to honor your feelings and needs in your relationship; honor your partner’s feelings and needs; and learn how to leverage conflicting feelings and needs for enhancing love, intimacy and power.