The Reservoir: Dealing with Droughts

The Reservoir One of the main components of Resource Management is The Reservoir. The Reservoir is an analogy used to demonstrate how each of our emotional needs are met. There are inevitable events that deplete our reservoir of energy throughout the day; how we respond to the things that drain us plays an important role […]

Resource Management: Relationship Fillers

This month we are focusing on helping you with Resource Management, and this week is specifically about relationship fillers!  Check out the blog posts from the last couple of weeks to get some background info on the reservoir and on personal fillers.  The key to Resource Management is about learning how to run our lives […]

Resource Management: Fillers

This month we are focusing on helping you with Resource Management, and this week is specifically about fillers!  Check out last week’s blog post here to get some background info on the reservoir.  The key Resource Management is about learning how to run our lives so we have enough emotional resources to deal with the […]

Conflict Resolution: Communicate

Dealing with and resolving conflict is easily one of the most difficult things for most relationships! Conflict is a crucial part of any relationship. The key to a healthy relationship isn’t avoiding conflict, it’s learning how to do conflict healthily.  CPR of Conflict Resolution The three main components of conflict resolution can be remembered with […]

Resource Management

What is Resource Management? Resource Management is the idea that we need to effectively and proactively manage our lives so that we maintain the necessary energy/emotional resources to contribute to our relationships and deal with the problems and setbacks that are part of life. In its simplest definition, it is having however many resources are […]

Welcome to Healthy and Happy!

Welcome to the Healthy and Happy Relationship blog. Why “Healthy and Happy” and not “Happy and Healthy” ? In order to have happy relationships and happy lives, we have to be willing to do the things that create “Happy.” In other words, you have to start with healthy so that you can be happy. One […]