THE 14 TOPICS

There are fourteen mini-workshops, which teach relationship skills. They continually recycle and participants can come in at anytime.  Each topic has two unhealthy extremes, the solution is: The Third Option. 

The topics are:

• Building a Climate of Respect
  Respect means how we treat each other. Granting each other our rights regardless of how we feel.

• Ending the Blame Game
  “My RESPONSE is my RESPONS-ibility”

• Understanding Expectations
  Unfulfilled Expectations feels like rejection

• Redefining the Power Struggle
  Battlegrounds may vary from finances, sex or children, but the issue is power. Get on the same team.

• Coping with Control Issues
  “Who or what is driving my life?

• Listening Beyond the Words
  “Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable” – Augsburger

• Appreciating Personality Differences
  There is no such thing as a good or bad personality trait.

• Recognizing Childhood and Emotional Baggage
  We all have “emotional baggage” and “unfinished business” from childhood.

• Handling Anger Constructively
  Angry feelings are OK….. Angry behavior may not be!

• Speaking the Truth in Love
  I am responsible for my half of the dialogue.

• Conflict Resolution
  Learning how to fight fair.

• Breaking the Hurt Spiral
  Feelings are OK and important but we cannot base our behavior on them.

• Forgiveness and Repair
  Forgiveness is not a quick and easy act, it’s a process.

• Rebuilding Trust
  There are many levels of trust and it takes a long time to build. Rebuilding trust takes even longer.