Articles by Jodi Aman on relationships between romantic couples, parents-kids, work colleague and more. How self worth is created in relationship with others.
Time to prioritize your relationships. “Relationships are hard work.” We hear this over and over. But what does it mean besides conjuring fear and dread? Or worse, hopelessness for someone who feels she is not good enough. When fear is involved your relationships are VERY hard work. Fear is exhausting, unpredictable and can get in […]
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Do you judge yourself as too generous? I think this can make a person who already feels unappreciated feel even worse. I’d rather celebrate my generosity and then I feel appreciated! I recently had a dream that an old friend, who lives far away, was visiting us in Rochester. For the first day she was
Are you feeling lonely this holiday? Feeling lonely is one of the worst feelings in the world. So many people feel alone, and holidays–since it seems as if everyone besides you is happy and warm–enhance these feelings. I am aware this season of so many people feeling lonely for all kinds of reasons. I know many of
Last week, someone I just met asked me, “Why did you become a therapist?” The words, “I don’t know” flew out of my mouth. “You don’t know?” he said indignant. But I paused to think. I thought about all the volunteering I had done in high school that led me from wanting a career in
In supervision today, I was telling my supervisee about how people who are hurting sometimes isolate themselves. A man described it to me last week as standing outside looking in the window of a house where a party is going on. People have described it to me in this way before. It’s usually raining outside
Communication is a very complex concept. All the time, people come back to me and tell me they did something ‘you told me to do’, or that they told their partner ‘what you said.’ I love when they communicate this feedback and ask them what it was I said. It’s funny because nine times out
The loneliness in any crisis can be the worst part. I am grateful that crisis brings with it opportunity to come together. To show compassion, love and strength. We can do and be exponentially more in collaboration than we ever can be alone. We see the nation coming together in the face of tragedy in Boston. Sending
*Everything Belongs by Richard Rohr is an excellent read. He says that everything is divine. Everything, equally. When I said Friday to include everyone, I really meant INCLUDE EVERYONE. Not “leave some people out.” If we are all connected, then what hurts someone else, hurts all of us. Being left out hurts. It is lonely. If