Communicating Well

Communicating Well Helping individuals to shift their experience so they can connect more consciously with themselves a

Whether you want to deepen connections or boost confidence in social settings, asking questions is a powerful tool. It e...
01/07/2026

Whether you want to deepen connections or boost confidence in social settings, asking questions is a powerful tool. It encourages your nervous system to shift from fear to curiosity, promoting a calmer state of mind. Plus, it’s an excellent way to learn about others, fostering a sense of comfort and safety in social environments.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬:
1) Choose a few questions from our weekly posts
2) Practice with your friends and family (what a great way to learn more about them too!)
3) Experiment going into new social situations and using the questions to start conversations and build your confidence and sense of connection.

What helps you feel more socially comfortable and more connected?

You don’t have to wait for things to fall apart to work on your relationship.In fact, the best time to invest in communi...
01/06/2026

You don’t have to wait for things to fall apart to work on your relationship.
In fact, the best time to invest in communication, clarity, and connection is when things are already good—but you want them to be great.
That’s exactly who this course is for:
✨ Couples who love each other, and want to make that love easier to live in
✨ Couples moving in together and wanting to start strong
✨ Couples who feel like teammates but want to feel like partners again
Level Up Your Relationship is a practical, self-paced online course that you can do together, in your own space, at your own speed.
We’ll guide you through tools, conversations, and rituals that help you:
🌀Communicate better
🌀Navigate conflict with more ease
🌀Build habits that support a strong, loving, and evolving relationship

🎯 You don’t need a crisis. You just need curiosity and care.

Come level up your love with us today:
https://communicatingwell.uteach.io/courses/level-up-your-relationship

So much of our suffering comes from how quickly things happen inside us. A comment, a look, a memory—and suddenly we’re ...
01/05/2026

So much of our suffering comes from how quickly things happen inside us. A comment, a look, a memory—and suddenly we’re reacting before we’ve had a chance to choose. Therapy often isn’t about changing the moment itself, but about gently widening that space. In that pause, we can begin to notice what’s being activated, what old stories are coming online, and what response might feel more caring or aligned. Over time, that space becomes a place of freedom.

When anxiety shows up, most of us want to make it disappear as quickly as possible.We might distract ourselves, push thr...
01/02/2026

When anxiety shows up, most of us want to make it disappear as quickly as possible.
We might distract ourselves, push through, or try to “think it away.”
But what if, instead, we offered comfort to the part of us that’s struggling?
Here’s a simple way to try:

1️⃣ Notice where in your body you feel the tension, fear, or unease.
2️⃣ Place your hand gently there.
3️⃣ Take a few slow breaths, as if you’re keeping that part company.
This is self-compassion in action.

It says to your nervous system: “I’m here with you. You’re not alone.”
Over time, this quiet act of care can shift how you relate to anxiety — from a battle you have to win, to a part of yourself you can soothe.

In my free 5-lesson course, I’ll walk you through how to combine this step with other practices that help reduce anxiety and create more inner safety.

Start practicing today — free link in bio. https://communicatingwell.uteach.io/courses/you-gotta-name-it-to-tame-it

There’s something grounding about watching joy that doesn’t overthink itself. No proving, no planning—just aliveness. Th...
01/01/2026

There’s something grounding about watching joy that doesn’t overthink itself. No proving, no planning—just aliveness. This time of year can invite reflection, heaviness, or pressure to feel a certain way. And it can also hold moments like this: brief, bright, and real.

May you find (or notice) one small moment today where your nervous system gets to leap too.

Curiosity is the heartbeat of a growing relationship. It’s what helps love evolve rather than repeat itself.When we firs...
12/30/2025

Curiosity is the heartbeat of a growing relationship. It’s what helps love evolve rather than repeat itself.
When we first fall in love, curiosity is effortless — we want to know everything: what the other person thinks, loves, fears, dreams about. But as time passes, familiarity can quietly take its place. We assume we know our partner, and stop really asking.
The truth is, your partner isn’t the same person they were five or ten years ago — and neither are you.

Every life season changes us: work stress, aging parents, new hobbies, shifting needs for space or closeness. When we stop checking in with curiosity, we risk relating to an old version of each other.
Curiosity says: “Who are you today?”
It means asking open questions, even simple ones —
“What’s been lighting you up lately?”
“What’s something you’ve been thinking about but haven’t said out loud?”
It’s listening not to fix, but to rediscover.

In long-term love, curiosity acts like oxygen. It keeps the connection breathing, flexible, and alive. And it reminds both of you that you are still unfolding — still worth getting to know.

✨Reignite curiosity and connection in your relationship — start the free Intro to Level Up Your Relationship course - https://communicatingwell.uteach.io/courses/free-intro-to-level-up-your-relationship (link in bio)

Some moments feel like true endings—when something falls apart, stops working, or can’t be carried forward anymore. Thes...
12/29/2025

Some moments feel like true endings—when something falls apart, stops working, or can’t be carried forward anymore. These moments can feel disorienting and painful, and they’re not meant to be rushed. In therapy, we often discover that what feels finished is sometimes an old way of coping, relating, or surviving.

Beginnings don’t always arrive with clarity or hope. Often, they begin quietly, in the space left behind when the old no longer fits. And that, too, is part of becoming.

How do you welcome different parts of yourself?Imagine your inner world as a long banquet table.Every feeling you have —...
12/26/2025

How do you welcome different parts of yourself?
Imagine your inner world as a long banquet table.
Every feeling you have — joy, sadness, excitement, fear — has a seat.
Some guests you love seeing. Others… not so much.
But here’s the thing: when you try to shut a guest out, they don’t leave. They just bang louder on the door.

Welcoming all your feelings to the table doesn’t mean you agree with them or enjoy them — it means you create a safe space inside yourself where nothing has to fight for attention.
This is where calm begins.

In my free course, I’ll show you how to invite every “guest” in, without letting the loudest ones take over the whole party.

Learn the 5 welcoming skills —
👉 https://communicatingwell.uteach.io/courses/you-gotta-name-it-to-tame-it (link also in bio).
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Warmth added where it’s needed. Extra support when the terrain gets tricky. And permission to pause and be held for a mo...
12/25/2025

Warmth added where it’s needed. Extra support when the terrain gets tricky. And permission to pause and be held for a moment instead of pushing through.
The holidays can be joyful and a lot. You don’t have to power through the snow alone. Sometimes care looks practical, a little funny, and exactly right for the conditions you’re in.
Here’s to slowing down, staying warm, and letting support do its job this season.

Every relationship develops its own choreography — the subtle, repeated steps we take with each other, especially when t...
12/23/2025

Every relationship develops its own choreography — the subtle, repeated steps we take with each other, especially when things get tense.
Sometimes one person moves forward while the other steps back.
Sometimes both partners spin in circles, repeating old rhythms that no longer feel good.

These patterns aren’t random — they’re dances learned over time. Often, they started as protective moves: stepping away to avoid conflict, stepping closer to feel safe, raising a voice to be heard.

But when the music changes and we keep repeating the same steps, the dance stops feeling like connection — it becomes a loop.
The first step toward change isn’t to blame the dance or the dancers — it’s to notice the rhythm together.

You might ask, “What do we each do when we feel disconnected?”
Once you can name the pattern, you can slow the music, shift your timing, and begin to co-create new steps — ones that bring you back into sync instead of out of step.
Awareness turns repetition into choice. And from choice, new dances emerge.

✨Explore the steps in your relationship’s dance — and learn how to shift them — with the free Intro to Level Up Your Relationship course —https://communicatingwell.uteach.io/courses/free-intro-to-level-up-your-relationship (link in bio)

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Creating Conscious Connection

Part of communicating well is learning to understand our own inner landscape - our thoughts, emotions, body sensations and reactions. By increasing this self-awareness, we are more able to engage in conscious connection. This conscious connection allows for more compassionate communication with both ourselves and others.

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