The Couples Workbook

For couples who are committed to cultivating a conscious, thriving relationship. Whether you have been together many years, or are just starting out, this workbook can help you master relationship competencies that will serve you for a lifetime.

Mindful Compassionate Dialogue (MCD) helps you name the real issues and address them effectively. The real issues are universal: love, respect, understanding, being heard & seen, caring, consideration, trust, intimacy—to name a few. Unfortunately these are often communicated indirectly.

Learn a vocabulary for directly expressing feelings, needs, and requests. Learn to offer and receive true appreciation. Learn to offer and receive empathy. Experience the power of empathy and understand how it differs from other offerings of support such as sympathy, consoling, educating, and problem solving.

This workbook will provide you with an understanding of how identifying the universal values/needs in a conflict can release you from stuckness, and help you find a new way forward. You will also learn about a major source of reactivity called "tender needs," and how you can learn to prevent and manage reactivity.