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Understanding Communication Styles: What’s Yours? Part I
Understanding Communication Styles: What’s Yours? Part I

Did you know that behavioral traits affect communication? Learning about and being able to understand communication styles can drastically improve your relationships. How knowledgeable or skilled you are in navigating difficult conversations depends upon your ability to connect with other people.

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Bridgette Gottwaldcommunication, communication styles, understanding, affect, mental health, happiness, connection, meaningful, therapist
Infidelity: How Do I Forgive My Partner?
Infidelity: How Do I Forgive My Partner?

As a couples and marital counselor, infidelity is one of the common trends that comes up often. Clients often ask me if it’s possible to overcome infidelity within a relationship and the short answer is yes. However, there needs to be a desire to overcome it on both ends of the relationship and it takes a large amount of mental, emotional, and psychological work. There are three main factors are involved in overcoming infidelity: identifying, understanding, and resolving.

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Bridgette Gottwaldcounselor, marriage, partner, infidelity, cheating, forgiveness, relationship, overcome, understanding, resolution, normal, identify, married couples
Productivity Methods: Which Ones Work Best for You?
Productivity Methods: Which Ones Work Best for You?

Have you been struggling to stay productive or get things done recently? Well, you’re not alone! This time of year when temperatures continue to drop, we spend countless hours of the day inside. This blog will introduce and discuss the following three productivity methods: The Pomodoro Method, the Getting Things Done (GTD) Method, and The Seinfeld Approach.

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Bridgette Gottwaldproductivity, tips for productive conversations, productivity methods, pomodoro, methods, getting things done, GTD, strengths, weaknesses, seinfeld, therapist, what do you think, benefits, differences, your turn, personal needs, mental health, global pandemic, motivation, strategies, understanding, realization, approach, temporary relief, temptation, production
I Wish We Were All Lettuce
I Wish We Were All Lettuce

“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it’s not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet, if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce…” - Tich Nhat Hanh

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