Posts by Harmony Therapy Group

De-De-Defense! This episode is all about defense. It is football season, what can I say? I was in a mood for a cheer. In this episode, we are talking all about defensiveness. Getting in the cycle of the blame game is a common problem for many of us. Defensiveness is another one of The 4…

Holidays – Hide or Have Fun? Fun or Stressful? Today, I thought we would tackle the holidays. Does this make you want to hide or have fun? A lot of couples, especially newer in their relationship can really struggle with the holidays. It is just a tough time of the year, especially when you are…

Criticism or Complaint Criticism For BWBL I think that it is important that we look further into the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Criticism is the most common of the 4 Horsemen, The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Dr. John and Julie Gottman. Negative styles of communications most closely associated with divorce.  Here’s the…

Photo by Kat Yukawa on Unsplash Change begins with you So, do you ever feel like if your partner would just stop doing this, things would be so much better? I hear this often, I may or may not have felt this myself. I will be honest, later. The reality is to make changes in…

The 4 Worst Styles of Communication Hello, welcome to Episode 2 of BWBL, we are going to talk about the 4 worst styles of communication. I wanted to share with you another foundation for this podcast which is really going to be talking about Gottman method. One of the foundational principles of poor communication which…

Do you ever feel like your partner isn’t appreciating your efforts or like your partner doesn’t do anything loving towards you? It is possible that you are speaking Greek to your partner and your partner is speaking Italian, so to speak. In this episode, we are going to explore how you can learn more about…

  Better Wife Better Life My Name is Meredith Riddick, I am a therapist, a licensed professional counselor. I finished graduate school in 2006 and have been seeing clients since then. No matter what the presenting issue might be that I am working on with my clients, relationships always come into the picture. I am…