Archive For The “Communication” Category

Relationships and Perception: Are You Sure?

By | June 23, 2011

I work with individuals and couples weekly that seek help in my office for relationship challenges. Some arrive due to issues of trust and infidelity while others are seeking answers to issues that stem from their families they grew up in. Most individuals, healthy or not, seem to battle or engage in a phenomenon that [...]

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Healthy Relationships & Ways of Being

By | April 28, 2011

People are complex individuals with their histories, hopes, and habits. When two individuals come together in any relationship, married or not, they are combining two unique lives to form something complex yet beautiful. The assumptions and beliefs of both of those individuals also come together to influence the relationship. It’s important to honor that with [...]

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Insecurity: The Fuel of Relational Conflict

By | December 20, 2009

One of the core components of reactivity and defensiveness is personal insecurity. I work with individuals that often share how family or friends are often reactive relative to them. The difficulty with defensive individuals is that they feel they are just protecting themselves from another, that their defensiveness with their spouse or teen or coworker [...]

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Communication Continuum Explained

By | August 18, 2009

Communication is the venue by which individuals share and exchange information about their perceptions, feelings, and thoughts. It is imperative that individuals learn to engage and connect with others in ways that promote healthy relationships and bonding within them. Many adolescents I work with and adults alike struggle to communication in ways that are supportive [...]

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Full List of Blog Articles by Justin Stum

By | July 22, 2003

How Do I Know If My Pornography Use Is A Problem, Habit, or Addiction? What Is It Most Women Really Want? Helicopter Grandparenting: When Helping Becomes Hovering and Harming Addicted: Those That Get Addicted and Those That Don’t Sexual Addiction & Brain Arousal – Neurobiology of Internet Porn Emotional Codependency in Marriage and Parenting Relationships [...]

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