We humans have an innate, deep need for connection with each other. It can feel great when we connect but if not, it can lead to loneliness.  Inauthenticity and emotional availability are just a few of the ways people behave that can reflect their challenges in this area.  The reality is it can be hard to connect with others because it’s scary to open up and be real and vulnerable.  
There are many reasons why this a challenge, often stemming from family of origin issues but the important thing is to recognize this as a problem and commit to doing something about it.  Doing so will not only can improve your emotional health but your relationships.
That’s why I’m inviting you to join Dr. Rick Hanson and Dr. Daniel Ellenberg for The Courage to Connect: a live online workshop that will help you be more self-accepting and confident, express yourself more fully, get more of what you need from others, and have more satisfying friendships and intimate relationships. 
Join them on March 26 and 27th to learn how to:

Develop greater self-compassion

Release old habits of defensiveness and contraction

Learn the skills that foster courageous conversations

Explore the sweet spot that combines strength and vulnerability

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Do you ever find yourself wanting more? As human beings, we crave growth, so we set and achieve goals of more money, more possessions or more power – yet we still find ourselves feeling stuck. We plateau. We feel uninspired, even bored. Because while we’ve mastered the physical realm, what we really crave is true […]
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Is your workforce passionate? According to a Deloitte study, the answer is likely, “no”: 64 percent of all workers report being neither passionate nor engaged at work – including 50 percent of executives and senior management. That’s a staggering number, especially when you consider the many benefits of a passionate workplace culture. Modern workers want […]
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Being emotionally available is the cornerstone of healthy relationships.  It allows for openness, communication, intimacy and depth.  Then why is being emotionally unavailable such a common problem for people?  Because it’s also self-protective and there are many reasons why people feel they need to keep the kind of distance it helps to maintain.  It can be scary if overall trust in relationships is in question, often for very good reasons.  But you need to ask yourself whether this “protection” from emotional connection from others is worth the end result.
Let’s explore 1) what being emotionally available looks like, 2) why so many struggle with being emotionally unavailable and 3) how to improve that.
What is emotional availability?

You are not only comfortable with looking at your own feelings but sharing them.  Doing so is a vulnerable act and for people who inherently feel vulnerable in relationships or in general, possibly due to family of origin issues, this can feel unsafe or too close.   Authenticity is not a challenge for those who are fully emotionally available because they often have a generally positive sense of self.
You are able to be responsive to other people’s emotions.  This means good listening skills, attunement and empathy in

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Over the past few decades, there has been a slow shift in how we find meaning in our lives. Rather than treating work only as a way to make a living, Americans want to be passionate about work. We’re looking for jobs that give us a sense of purpose: A recent study found that 83% […]
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You’ve put a lot of work into building your business. You’ve focused on constant, never-ending improvement to provide more value than anyone else. You’ve mapped out your business plan and created your sales strategy. And you’ve sharpened your recruitment strategies and hired the right people for the job – at least you thought you did. […]
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It’s easier than ever to get lost in the day-to-day activities and stresses of the external world. Work, relationships, errands – our focus is almost always on anything and anyone but ourselves. For so many of us, it’s a constant effort to please others or be who we think we have to be in order […]
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I used to think all I wanted was a marriage where we never fight and always feel head over heels in love. Come to find out, I want an authentic and raw marriage that adapts to the changing seasons of life. Marriage is loving each other through the messes: It’s brewing the other person a…
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Entrepreneurs have existed since agricultural tribes traded their first stone tools in the marketplace. King Croesus minted the first coin in the sixth century, and up until the 19th century, most businesses were small businesses. So what’s so special about a startup vs. small business? Once technology entered the picture, business models began to diverge. […]
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Change is inevitable. Progress is optional. You’re either going to move forward or move backwards. Either way, you’re moving. So why not take the opportunity to discover how to create the life you want? A lot of people think that getting what you want in life means working hard, making money and grinding out each […]
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