Cultivating Awareness About Our World: Integrating Mindfulness into Everyday Life
In our fast-paced and technology-driven world, it's easy to become disconnected from the present moment and the world around us. However,...
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RELATIONSHIP MINDFULNESS
Nature of the Problem
Couples dealing with addiction, ADHD, or anxiety may experience challenges with emotional intimacy and presence due to various factors:
- Substance abuse can disrupt trust, communication, and emotional connection in a relationship. The focus on the addiction may overshadow emotional connection and impair intimacy.
- Symptoms of ADHD, such as impulsivity, distractibility, and difficulty with attention, can interfere with effective communication, emotional regulation, and presence inthe relationship.
- Anxiety: Anxiety can lead to heightened worry, overthinking, and difficulty being present in the moment. It can impact communication, emotional openness, and the ability to engage in intimacy.
These conditions can create barriers to emotional intimacy and presence by affecting communication, trust, emotional regulation, and the ability to be fully present in the relationship. Seeking therapy and developing strategies to manage these conditions can support couples in fostering emotional intimacy and connection.
How Couples Therapy Can Help
Couples therapy provides a structured and supportive environment for couples to improve communication and enhance intimacy. A therapist helps couples identify and address ineffective communication patterns, barriers to emotional intimacy, and unresolved conflicts. Through various therapeutic techniques and exercises, couples learn effective communication skills, active listening, empathy, and conflict resolution strategies. Therapy also provides a safe space for couples to explore emotional vulnerabilities, express needs and desires, and work towards developing a deeper emotional connection and intimacy within the relationship.
If you are struggling with this, I can help you to:
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Feel normal and accepted in their struggles.
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Be more comfortable with conflict or differences.
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Have greater awareness about their feelings and to feel empowered and that their voice is heard in a safe place.
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Learn to respectfully articulate their difficulties and challenges with their partner without hurting the other person.
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Hear each other despite painful circumstances. A neutral outsider can be best when we are tempted to react emotionally.
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Accept each other’s experiences in a safe place.
While we cannot control the outcome of a couple’s relationships, the goal of our work is to enhance greater emotional communication with each other, foster a greater relational connection (bond) and understanding of each other, and foster greater emotional and sexual intimacy with each other.
About Dr. Luttrell
Dr. Luttrell can help you reconnect and realign with your truth authentic self by restoring emotional intimacy with yourself, partner, family, business, or spiritual relationships. He believes that understanding emotions are important to overcome obstacles of shame, fear, or shame-based cycles of addiction. His focus areas tend to be on romantic relationships, sexuality, the impact of hurtful habits, and spirituality.
Testimonial
"Dr. Luttrell is very professional. He strives to obtain the most helpful resources for clients and keep up to date on relevant approaches to aid clients in their therapy journey. He is friendly and approachable and highly empathic."
- Vanessa Q. (former colleague)
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