by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 16, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Communication, Marriage Counseling, Relationships, Stress Management |
A global, novel virus that keeps us contained in our homes—maybe for months—is already reorienting our relationship to government, to the outside world, even to each other. Most of us are accustomed to driving to our place of work, be it our own business or place of...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jul 11, 2018 | Communication, Marriage Counseling, Premarital Counseling, Relationships |
As the word implies, stonewalling is building a figurative wall. It is an act of withdrawing from a conversation by refusing to engage or participate in whatever another person is discussing. Usually, that other person is asking something from the stonewaller. In...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | May 15, 2015 | Communication, Eroticism, Relationships
The Relational Architecture of The Erotic Four: A Communicative Inquiry. While the common refrain in relationship counseling is that “communication is key,” this platitude often lacks the “Steel” of actual scientific grounding. For me, the...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | May 15, 2015 | Communication, Eroticism, Relationships
Healing dysfunctional communication patterns and finding divine love. Every relationship expert will tell you that communication is the keystone of a healthy relationship. For me, this hasn’t just been a clinical observation; it’s been a lifelong pursuit of...