Monthly Archives: February 2012

When What You Had Didn’t Really Exist…

Posted on February 28, 2012 by awentherapy

I love the concept of authenticity.  The idea of actually presenting ourselves as we really are, with no masks, no walls, no deception.  Of course being 100% authentic is probably just an abstract concept.  But we can certainly be more, … Continue reading →

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How Deep?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by awentherapy

My mother had a saying.  She’d ask us “How many wells does it take to make a river?” The correct response, at least according to her, was “One – if it is deep enough.” As a kid I first didn’t … Continue reading →

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When Being Nice Really Isn’t

Posted on February 14, 2012 by awentherapy

(Note – The following post is written from a heterosexual perspective.  I suspect that at least some of the concepts apply to non-heterosexual couples as well.  However, because I have only dealt with these concepts in heterosexual couples I have … Continue reading →

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