Most
of the couples she works with are first time parents, but she's also helped prepare a mother for her 9th baby!
One of the members
of a couple I worked with interacted as if sharing their feelings (a legitimate and important thing to do) was the same as sharing «theories» about their partner (i.e., «I feel you are really cheating on me!»).
But for many
of the couples I worked with, they would disagree about finances, have different expectations for the type of lifestyle they'll lead, or have different ideas about parenting.
A large percentage
of couples I work with one or both have had or are having an affair of some kind.
If you are like many
of the couples I work with as a therapist, the answer is pretty much never.
Although many
of the couples I work with are married, I see some partners for premarital counseling.
Many
of the couples I work with are struggling in their relationship, often having the same arguments over and over or arguments that end in a stalemate.
So many
of the couples I work with desire a passionate marriage or relationship but thought they had to settle for a sexless marriage, or a relationship with little emotional intimacy.
Studies show that 70 - 75 %
of couples working with an EFT therapist move from relationship distress to recovery during the course of therapy.
This reminded
me of the couples I work with who demonstrate severe marital distress.
Many
of the couples I work with find that even after the first few sessions - they are communicating more, arguing less, and connecting to each other's needs and feelings through a different lens.
Many
of the couples I work with don't realize how vulnerable they are to entering this type of emotional infidelity.
For many
of the couples I work with, equality, mutuality and compromise are the new norm to strive toward.
Many
of the couples I work with are struggling with issues related to desire discrepancy.
In the families
of couples I work with where there is a history of untreated addiction, often times I hear that emotions like grief, anger, and sadness were not tolerated.
Most
of my couples work with me 5 - 15 sessions, every week or every other week.
Some of the couples I work with have a child with special needs like ASDs or ADHD.
Many
of the couples I work with don't have any kind of diagnosis.
The video to the right is
of a couple I worked with in 2010: Michael and Michelle.
In my work as a Christian counselor, I find that many
of the couples I work with are so busy that they have little time and energy to devote to their relationship.
Through case studies
of couples he worked with, Dr. Schnarch shows why normal marital conflict can be the cause of desire problems and creates a roadmap for how couples can transform marital conflict into a stronger relationship and a font of new and powerful desire for each other.
Not exact matches
She was
working in retail at the time
with a degree in physical education from the University
of Denver and wanted to make a
couple extra bucks on the side.
«You see these little companies building out service brands because they want to have account executives who
work with customers,» Atkinson adds, «so they try to spin their products into serving three different groups in the first
couple of years, and that's a very adverse situation to get into.
Over the last two decades
of building and running businesses, and the last
couple of years
working full time
with dozens
of startup founders and CEOs on their strategies and funding plans in my consultancy business, I have observed that there are a common set
of reasons that startups struggle and fail, and a consistent set
of factors that make startup companies successful.
«I explained how for the past
couple of years I've kept Wednesdays clear on my calendar, usually
worked from home, and used it as design / writing / solo - thinking time because the other four days get consumed
with collaboration,» Schweikardt explained to the board, but lately «the collaboration days had gotten so busy, that Wednesdays had turned to email and administrivia catch - up days.»
A
couple of months ago, an ad for a Woodside, California, group house called Startup Castle drew ridicule for demanding that applicants for its coveted spaces
work out at least 15 hours a week, wear makeup no more than twice a week, have no more than one tattoo, and only rarely listen to songs
with explicit lyrics.
If I sort
of get the sense during our meeting that their expectations are not quite jibing
with how I
work or my style, then I will be very up - front and honest
with them, and say, «I don't know if this is the best fit, but here are a
couple of other planners that might be a good option for you.»
«I
work at a bakery and part
of my job is to help pair
couples with the correct designer for their cake.
She then
worked for a
couple of wealth managers
with «convoluted» fee - based models based on a client's assets under management, their net worth and their earned income.
Some
of the influencers we've
worked with, we've gained a
couple of thousand followers after doing a project
with them.
Check your offers email a
couple evenings a week as you are ending your day to stay on top
of it without it interfering
with your
work.
But along
with the relationship experts and married
couples the authors interviewed, the economists themselves are often a source
of valuable insight into making romance
work.
He said he already has a
couple of prospects who are excited to
work with him, though he declined to name them.
He said Airbus supporting the C Series and Embraer
working with Boeing isn't necessarily negative as long as a
couple of competitors remain in the marketplace that allow smaller aircraft makers to continue innovating.
This type
of behaviour,
coupled with the fact that women often don't take enough credit for their
work, can allow great female - initiated ideas to go unheard in even the most progressive
of organizations.
These past
couple of weeks, we've been buried
with work.
«When Brooks and Kantis started
working with Josh, I told them it's a great thing if your spouses can travel
with you to a
couple of events,» says Sarah, who has started her own Pilates business so she can accompany her husband when she wants.
«If you had a gondola
coupled with a visitor center, we think something like that would truly
work to get people out
of the neighborhoods.»
«Cameron said, «Well, I'm out
of town
working on «Avatar» for a
couple of months, but when I'm back in town and I'm in the same room
with him [Gianopulos], I'll ask him,»» said Reese.
I made a
couple of really close friends at each department I
worked in, and I continue to keep in touch
with today.
Impressed
with the
work Myna is doing, Markle included the organization in the list
of seven organizations the
couple wanted to donate.
It's currently
working on implementing this
with a
couple of schools.
«I was
working in L.A. and was just being a bum
with the guys who were on «The Hills» and a
couple of others who knew them,» Taylor said.
The rise
of freelancer economy,
coupled with more flexible
working arrangements nowadays, is creating a vast demand for unconventional
work spaces.
After graduating from Middlebury College
with a major in geography in 2003, he spent a
couple of years
working for the Conservation Fund, a nonprofit that helps fund land and water conservation projects.
Considering the high costs
of having
of a child,
coupled with the tension in balancing family -
work life matters, states and companies are starting to invest in family support policies, parental benefits and competitive education.
This colleague is a lawyer
with whom I
work on a deal and have done so for a
couple of years.
Currently, he's
working with a
couple of companies exploring that option: a manufacturer
of electric bikes seeking to franchise sales and service operations, and a company supplying fire - protection services to commercial buildings.
Over the last
couple of days, as the enormity
of this storm was being realized, we have been
working to organize relief efforts for the Houston area
with our friend Franklin Graham and the disaster relief organization that he oversees, Samaritan's Purse.
Loving what you do and finding a way to earn a living from it is the best thing each one
of us can do
coupled with knowing that
work is just a part
of life, not the whole thing.