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Relationship Advice: Drive out Distractions
Make eye contact. It sounds simple, but think about what happens when you greet your partner at the end of the day. It's not unusual to find ourselves multi-tasking, even when we think we're making an effort to connect. You might ask your partner how his or her day was, but while looking through the mail, making dinner, or doing e-mail. Are you really listening to the answer? Are you truly being present? Often, as we find ourselves caught up in day-to-day life, the answer is, "No."
Next time you ask your partner about his or her day, focus on being still and present. Make eye contact. Do not let other tasks crowd out the moment. Your partner will feel heard and appreciated, and you will both feel more connected. So, let the dog bark, let the kids whine, let the e-mail wait...and let yourselves fall towards each other again.
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NEWS & NOTES
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Single in the City, a support group for unmarried women in their twenties and thirties, is accepting members. The group will meet Wednesday evenings from 7:30-8:50pm in our Capitol Hill office and be co-facilitated by
Lena Aburdene and
Nathan Gehlert. For information, contact Lena at 202-449-3789, x704 or
email her.
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Our "
Getting the Love You Want" workshops for couples led by
Carl Siegel and
Rebecca Sears can serve as excellent premarital preparation or as a way to supercharge a couple's ongoing marriage counseling. The two-day course offers the equivalent of 6 months in couples counseling work. The next workshop will be March 31st-April 1st at the Washington Theological Union in Takoma Park, DC. Please call Carl for more information at 202-449-3789 x701.
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Cindy Bare and
Kevin Berrill will lead the next
Start Right/Stay Connected premarital workshop in Arlington, VA, on Saturday, March 17th from 9:00am-5:30pm. The location is Metro accessible, with plenty of free parking. The cost is $350; financial assistance may be available. For registration information,
click here. For more information or to enroll,
email or call Cindy at 202-596-9290.
- The Mid-Atlantic Association of Imago Therapists and the Catholic University School of Social Service will be co-sponsoring an introductory training in Imago Relationship Therapy on April 24, 2012, from 9:00am-5:00pm. The workshop will be offered by some of the Master Teachers in Imago Therapy:
Rebecca Sears, Jette Simon and Mike Borash. Proceeds from the workshop will go towards a scholarship for the Basic Clinical Training in Imago Relationship Therapy. The cost is $150. For more information or to enroll, please contact Ellen Thursby at 202-319-4388 or
thursby@cua.edu.
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7003 Piney Branch Road, NW | Washington DC, 20012
7 Convenient Locations in DC Metro Area
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