TIPs: The Brain & Feelings > Vulnerability
When a person is vulnerable, they are most open to change. What do you need to do, to take the risk and allow yourself to become vulnerable? Similarly, what can you do to create the space to allow others to feel safe becoming vulnerable? To help answers these questions and more, the therapists at The Center for Growth have curated a list of tips and articles on how to be more vulnerable with others and how to cultivate vulnerable environments for others.
Whether it be a discussion among close friends or your significant other, moving toward emotional availability may sound easy, but it can be very difficult to be emotionally available to another person, especially your continue reading
What happens when you hear the question “can we talk?” or the statement “I need to talk to you?” For many, a rush of anxiety can shoot through your gut with nervousness about what continue reading
Emotions can be hard for some to identify, express, listen to, or manage. Whichever your difficulty with emotions, sometimes it is helpful to have a refresher on feelings.
This tip is an introductory tip continue reading
If you have ever wondered how you can create emotional independence through language, then you are in the right place.
There’s no “I” in “team!” Many of us may be familiar with this continue reading
For many of us, the early stages of courting our partner involved a lot of resources and commitment to making the relationship a priority. In fact, we may have been teased about how much time continue reading
Do you find yourself bringing past fights into current fights with your partner? Do you hold back talking to your partner because you’re holding a grudge? Have issues popped up, without warning, which creates a continue reading
Intimacy is the product of two people allowing themselves to be vulnerable. It’s normal for intimacy to ebb and flow over the course of long-term partnerships. It’s the product of allowing yourself to be seen continue reading
