Articles by Jodi Aman on relationships between romantic couples, parents-kids, work colleague and more. How self worth is created in relationship with others.
What does “too generous” even mean? I often wonder why we put these caveats on such wonderful qualities. Spending yesterday celebrating 40 years of priesthood of an outlandishly generous man, Fr. Jim Callan, I was struck how happy he is. It was said about him that he has two answers when people ask him how […]
How to help your partner who is insecure There are challenges to loving someone who doesn’t love herself very much. Not in that they are hard to love. That part is easy. When you love someone, you love them. You see his or her awesomeness and love them up. The tricky part sometimes comes when she
Relationships take work to sustain. There are ups and downs. The ups sail along nicely. But the downs? They can really kick you in the butt. They make you really wonder, Does he love me? (Or she.) Any sign of trouble* can raise your insecurity to a devastating level. Or… sometimes it is your insecurity that is
Does he love me? Three reasons you think he doesn’t. Read More »
This saves lives. Believe me. Especially yours. Do this: Love people up instead of worrying down. We are human. And we love people. When we see people suffering, it triggers our mirror neurons to feel that suffering, too. There is something to be said about solidarity. Standing with others in their pain helps them not feel
We were all taught when we were little to say “please”, but why is it such an important word to add to every conversation? I’ll tell you in this video… Tweet: Saying please shows a person that they matter http://ctt.ec/9aU5x+ @JodiAman #pleaseRT #relationships Why is saying please so important? Because “please” is acknowledging. “Please” helps
Worrying about feeling too needy is all too common today. Do you know why? Shame is rampant. We feel unworthy of other’s people time and energy. It is just a consequence of us deep down feeling that we are not good enough. Most of us KNOW we are good enough, at least at some level. But
Have you ever been giving advice from your heart and–to your total bafflement–upset the very person you were trying to help? In today’s short video, I am going to tell you why you ought only to give advice if someone asks you three times. And tell you what to do when they don’t ask for
You are probably thinking that the answer is “patience”, right? Well, that too, but patience and is there to help you take a step back, and take a moment to think about your response. (And your response might be to have more patience.) Patience is hugely important, but the response that you decide to take is what
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