Attentive Self-Restraint allows us to hear the needs of our loved ones. It is the medium on which the message is shared. It is the ear that hears. It is the tree offering shade. Attentive Self-Restraint is the arms ready to hug as well as the shoulder ready to be cried on.
What helps kids grow to be Emotionally Intelligent young adults? How can we help the Ron Weasley’s of the world become emotional-intelligence superstars like Hermione Granger?
Fear sex? Hate sex? Disinterested in sex? Tolerate sex? Need sex? There is a sexual-spectrum from boiling hot to freezing cold and so many relationships suffer because of the very different meanings sex has for people.
Therapy gives us a chance to climb our obstacles with compassionate, curious, and courageous people. It gives us strength and perspective at times when we feel lost in the clouds.
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