Lean on your spouse, friends, or family for support.
Not exact matches
So find out what is going
on with your workers — maybe a couple of your employees are military
spouses or are caregivers for aging parents — and help to foster a connection between them so that they can
lean on each other.
They want to support fellow military
spouses whenever they need that shoulder to
lean on or extra set of hands.
How easy it is to
lean on the convenience of our
spouse.
I always used to vote for the left -
leaning New Democratic Party and its leader Jack Layton, shown here
on the famous Couch Bike with bike safety expert, Member of Parliament and
spouse Olivia Chow.
If a
spouse or dependent child would
lean on you for income for life, then a permanent policy is the one to consider.
Also predictably, the result is often that couples therapy is unsuccessful, because the «
leaning in»
spouse feels frustrated by his or her unreciprocated efforts while the «
leaning out»
spouse is no closer to wanting to work
on the relationship.
Discernment Counseling is an innovative short - term therapy that was developed by William J. Doherty, Ph.D., to treat couples where one
spouse is «
leaning out» of the relationship by considering divorce, while the other
spouse is «
leaning in» by wanting to work
on the marriage, and helping those mixed - agenda couples gain clarity and confidence about a direction for their relationship.
Learn about an innovation in working with couples
on the brink of divorce where one
spouse is
leaning out of the marriage and the other wants to save it.
Too much
leaning on another person is not only draining
on both parties, but it tends to encumber intimacy if one
spouse is turned off by his wife's codependent tendencies.
Instead, Discernment Counseling acknowledges the reality that one
spouse is often «
leaning out» of the relationship (considering divorce and not sure that traditional couples therapy will help) while the other is «
leaning in» (interested in rebuilding and working
on the marriage).
The «
leaning - in»
spouse is often taken aback by the idea of divorce maybe even devastated at the idea — and wants to hold
on and preserve the marriage.
Marriage allows you to
lean on another individual, but the skills that your
spouse provided are often overlooked, and it also causes you to take that person for granted.
The counselor encourages exploration of one's own contributions to the problems in the relationship, supports the
leaning in
spouse in holding
on to him - or herself and avoiding behaviors that will push their
spouse further away during discernment, while helping the
leaning out partner reach a decision with clarity and confidence.
Achieving balance between self - reliance (e.g., self - soothing) and other - reliance (emotionally
leaning on your partner /
spouse for emotional comfort) allows greater flexibility that allows couples the ability to navigate the relationship challenges and stresses of life we all face.
When one
spouse is
leaning out of the marriage and the other is strongly interested in saving it, the counselor works with them separately
on their agendas.
Traditional marriage counseling tends to be ineffective because the counselor either expects both parties to work
on the relationship — rendering the
leaning out
spouse, the uncooperative one — or encourages the hopeful
spouse to just let go of the marriage — leaving that individual feeling undercut and angry.
The tone of your voice,
leaning toward your
spouse when giving a compliment, or a peck
on your
spouse's neck can show you care.