Communication between parents who lead separate lives can be difficult, especially when there are hurt feelings or
other emotional barriers.
Not exact matches
But, for
others, there are health, financial, or
emotional barriers that interfere with the ability to make that decision.
My story, as well as
others, has the potential to break down
emotional barriers and make it possible for those who live outside the «turbulence» to understand that their lens is necessary but it is not the only one.
What I enjoy the most is when the couple finally breaks through the resentment and
emotional barriers to become vulnerable with each
other.
Also, assuming that the mediator can then help the separating couple overcome their psychological and
emotional barriers to mediation, the success of the mediation process is so often dependent on how effectively the mediator works with the couple as well as
other family professionals, in a cohesive and joined up way, working with the right professional, in the right role, at the most appropriate time in the mediation process, in the most efficient and cost effective way through the separation process and beyond.
In the process of deepening his trust, Will had to be made aware of all the
barriers to letting his guards down, including his fears of his
emotional pain, his anger at
others, and a host of
other feeling and reactions that this kind of therapy process evoked in him.
In many couples, partners truly care about one another but have
barriers that have gotten in the way of their loving relationship, e.g., communication patterns that are destructive to the relationship, difficulty addressing conflict in a caring and constructive way, not «turning towards» each
other frequently enough, relationship upset due to an
emotional and / or physical affair.
Making the space to hear how you can find each
other again and understand each partner's inner world also means setting reasonable concrete expectations, finding ways to establish routines, individual responsibilities of practical everyday life, activities to maintain
emotional connections, self - determination, managing conflict, understanding the
barriers to Asperger's communication, build in your own self - soothing and self - care, find ways to turn towards each
other and to facilitate creative pathways.