4 Secrets to Reducing Stress and Chaos in Your Relationships
We all dream of stress-free, connected, and intimate relationships, yet wonder why we don’t experience them. Connectedness and intimacy can be foreigners in a stressful and chaotic relationship that makes us feel stuck and helpless. Recognizing the importance of your first argument is the first step towards experiencing the intimacy you desire. The first argument links us directly back to our own issues, and reveals its underlying meaning, as well as clues to unhealthy repetitive patterns. To minimize conflict, understanding ourselves will avoid projection of our issues onto our partner. And if each person in a relationship could recognize their own issues and trigger points, there would be less confusion, chaos, and stress in our relationships. Sharon Rivkin is available to discuss the four secrets that are revealed when dealing with the first argument.
- The more you know about yourself, the more you’ll know about your partner.
- Don’t sweat the small stuff.
- Don’t take everything personally.
- Being Right Has a Price, so Stop, Look and Listen.
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Bio of Sharon Rivkin
Sharon M. Rivkin, Marriage and Family Therapist, and author of The First Argument: Cutting to the Root of Intimate Conflict, has worked with couples for 27 years. Her unique insight into the first argument was featured in O: The Oprah Magazine and Reader’s Digest, and has attracted people throughout the United States and abroad for consultation, workshops, and courses. For more information on Sharon Rivkin and her book, or to contact her, visit www.sharonrivkin.com.