Life Lessons

Observations, insights, and tools for creating a meaningful life and building satisfying, close relationships by therapist and life coach Christyn Nelson, MFT. Check back for updated posts once or twice each week! For more information about my counseling and coaching services, see www.christynnelson.com

Showing posts with label appreciation. Show all posts

Showing posts with label appreciation. Show all posts

Monday, November 23, 2015

The Thankful Heart: Cultivating the Gratitude Attitude

Don't you love to be around people who demonstrate an attitude of gratitude in their lives? As the season moves towards Thanksgivi...

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Being Thankful

Being thankful is such a big part of being a contented person and living a meaningful life. There are always people who have more and less...

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Giving Up Complaining: A Challenge

I ran across a fun exercise this week that challenges you to own your own behavior and be a constructive problem solver, not a whiner. Her...

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Couples: Watch out For The 4 Horsemen

Reseachers John and Julie Gottman, couples researchers and founders of the Gottman Institute in Seattle,Washington, have studied couples f...

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Hope Springs: Don't Ignore Your Partner

I had the pleasure of seeing the new film Hope Springs recently. I saw it with the perfect audience for this film, lots of bright senio...

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Appreciating Your Partner

Today, take a moment to reflect on what you appreciate about your partner. Often we take our partner for granted, or perseverate about their...

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