Do you ever gossip?How do you feel when it happens?I was asked to share more about gossiping and its impact on us (ultimately negatively) and why we still do it.I define gossiping as saying something about someone to another person in a way…
I have been organizing Honest Date Nights in Finland for some years now and really enjoy them.I love people meeting others when being honest and real.(and by the way Pete and I talked in our first meeting about divorce and…
I received this question from our Practitioner Program participant:"What is the difference between controlling and relating?"That is a good question!And also another one related is coming up for me: how do I recognize in others and in myself ways to…
Recently I went to see the movie ”Juniper” - a movie starring Charlotte Rampling who I very much enjoy seeing in movies. This movie was yet another movie I enjoyed seeing her in. The movie is a lot about loneliness,…
In the Honesty Europe Community group on Facebook, one person requested that I write about how to get over a romantic relationship that has many unhealthy components yet the pull is really strong. The exact text goes like this: “I would like to…
During the first days of January, while the snow fell through the chilled air outside, Pete and I busied ourselves inside our lakeside log cabin in Orivesi.I lit some candles and poured another cup of coffee into an antique flowery…
Do you have a hard time not advising people close to you? Are you one of those people who want to ”save others” and have a good idea how to tackle each problem? By purpose I made the second question…
Let's talk about vaccinations!And covid. Or not. For me vaccinations are not an important topic to debate in workshops or in my life in general. Read again: not important to debate. I am not saying covid or vaccinations are not an important…
Are you more of a people pleaser than a truth teller? Are you one of those people who want to be polite and nice and end up feeling lousy for withholding? Or do you tend to speak up even if…
Lately I have been reading the book How to be an Adult in Relationships, by David Richo. Some parts of the book I really like and find both useful and inspiring. And parts of it I hate. The book talks…