Couples Therapy Spokane

Those who feel deeply are comfortable walking through shadows.
They can sit beside sorrow
without rushing it away,
have listened long enough
to recognize themselves in another’s pain.
And from that,
something rare is born
a generosity of spirit,
a patience with what is broken,
a wisdom that does not judge too quickly
what it has come to understand.
Those who turn from it
or believe themselves above it
may stay safe,
but their world grows smaller.
They narrow what they can feel,
what they can see,
what they are willing to hold.
And in that narrowing,
something closes
compassion becomes conditional,
understanding becomes distant,
and life itself loses its depth and color.
I have not been undone
by what I’ve witnessed,
I have been shaped by it.
What I hold is not burden,
but a deeper way of seeing,
a life widened by truth,
and made more alive by it.
So do not mistake this for fragility.
There is no pity needed here.
This is not a life weighed down.
This is a life
that has touched the depths
and uncovered
a richer, more vivid world,
where even sorrow
carries beauty.
-Melanie Morlan

Yay!!!!

The Bald Eagles are starting to return to Lake Coeur d'Alene to fish for spawning Kokanee! So fun to watch and listen to these beautiful birds. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Are you emotionally aware of your behavior?

MINIMIZING and INTIMACY:
The biggest buzz kill to emotional intimacy is minimizing your partners heart felt feelings and needs when those feelings happen to relate to your behavior.

However for the offending partner said, "buzz kill through minimizing" is a great way to shut down conflict and momentarily boost a fragile sense if self, change the subject, protect the defensive ego or steal the emotional stage.

What are some examples of minimizing statements?

This:

Oof! This is everything.