by Deborah Brenner-Liss | Jul 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
What if our protective maneuvers have required us to be “out of right balance”? What if – for instance – we had a very narcissistic demanding parent, and our safety required giving attention to them more than being able to attune to ourselves, explore our own...
by Deborah Brenner-Liss | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Right balance” interpersonally, what are the necessarily elements? There are many writers who talk about the necessary elements in a healthy couple relationship. Some of these writers, and some of the concepts put forth by these writers, I find particularly pertinent...
by Deborah Brenner-Liss | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Issues of power dynamics: In certain kinds of relationships, in which there tends to be power-over/ power-under dynamics, there may be a relationship within which two people do equal work –but one of the members takes over the full leadership role, requiring the...
by Deborah Brenner-Liss | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Issues of projections, and coming from “parts” In all interpersonal relationships, we are vulnerable to projections. Our doing so seems most likely to happen in intense intimate relationships, when old relationship dynamics are most readily triggered. (Our amygdala...
by Deborah Brenner-Liss | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Discussions about restoring a better balance, particularly after a rupture – say if one partner has broken out of an old pattern? This image is intended to convey the sense that one partner has grown beyond a previous “fit” within a relationship. This happens not...
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