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4 strategies to transform relationship conflict into understanding and connection.

Oct 23, 2023
2 min

4 strategies to transform relationship conflict into understanding and connection.

Escalating disagreements into fights can severely damage emotional intimacy and trust between partners, leading to communication...

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Melinda Blair Paterson

Oct 21, 2018
3 min

Bringing Presence brings Healing

Have you experienced a moment of sitting with a loved one as they express their emotional pain, listening with all your being; at the...

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Melinda Blair Paterson

Sep 19, 2018
3 min

We need a chat

We were lying in bed about to go to sleep and Alistair turns to me and says: I think we need a chat. In the course of our five years...

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Alistair McKinnon

Aug 31, 2018
2 min

Language for Presence

Language can be applied to our experience to support our capacity to be present. In modern psychology there is a popular idea that one...

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Alistair McKinnon

Aug 15, 2018
3 min

Relating with Presence

In recent years I have found the people I work with are asking and looking for more than the basics of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as...

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Melinda Blair Paterson

Jul 29, 2018
2 min

Focusing - a journey into Presence

Nearly two years ago Alistair invited me to join his first Focusing Level 1 Online Training. One night a week we quietly and slowly...

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Are you baffled by the behaviour of someone close to you?

Alistair McKinnon

May 8, 2018
1 min

Are you baffled by the behaviour of someone close to you?

It can be confusing when others don't behave as we expect them to. Whether it's an intimate partner, a child, a parent, or a work...

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A woman's fear in intimate relationship. It's not what you think.

Alistair McKinnon

Apr 15, 2015
2 min

A woman's fear in intimate relationship. It's not what you think.

I’m feeling totally blessed to be able to listen to my partner share what she believes to be the the most significant fear she has...

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Is you intimate relationship all you want it to be?

Alistair McKinnon

Mar 17, 2015
2 min

Is you intimate relationship all you want it to be?

Is your intimate relationship all you want it to be? Do you cherish your partner and know that you are loved deeply? Are you enjoying...

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Who are you in intimate relationship with?

Alistair McKinnon

Jan 15, 2015
1 min

Who are you in intimate relationship with?

Are you aware that there is more than just you and your partner in relationship? I did a little stocktaking and I can only conclude that...

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What is the single most important success factor with your intimate relationship?

Alistair McKinnon

Jan 13, 2015
2 min

What is the single most important success factor with your intimate relationship?

I share my answer to this question from my own experience. For me… It’s a realization more than something you do. It’s easy to forget, to...

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Have you ever sensed your partner spiralling into an emotional frenzy?

Alistair McKinnon

Jan 9, 2015
2 min

Have you ever sensed your partner spiralling into an emotional frenzy?

Do you sometimes feel that the going gets tough in your intimate relationship? Is your partner haranguing you, berating you for not...

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What you can expect - the inside job on relationships

Alistair McKinnon

Jan 5, 2015
2 min

What you can expect - the inside job on relationships

Relationships have always intrigued me. In my early adult life I didn’t have much of an idea about relationships. Seemed like a mystery...

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