Geoff Farnsworth
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Marriage Counseling, Life Coach, Social Media Specialist Expert
Geoff Farnsworth Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Couples Coaching, Relationship Advice, Life Coaching
- Career Focus
- Relationship Coaching
For over 20 years, Geoff has provided effective and practical coaching to help people succeed in having healthy, joyful, loving relationships. He offers short term coaching for long-term results.
Working with Geoff you’ll discover the underlying cause of your relationship problem and the skills and strategies to make positive changes to transform your relationship and your life.
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Working On Your Relationship Alone
As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. It also takes two to make a couple. It takes two to make a relationship and, it follows, two to work on that relationship. But what happens when one person in a relationship doesn’t want to do the work—especially if that work means going to couples counseling? First, it’s important to make sure your mate really doesn’t want to go.
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Why communication skills don’t always work and what does.
Couples come into my office saying they don’t know how to communicate. They often escalate into a full-blown argument or end up shutting down and pulling away from each other. The assumption is that if they could learn to communicate well during arguments, they wouldn’t end up hurting each other or pushing each other away. This is a common assumption shared by relationship experts and magazine articles.
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Couples, How to Stop Verbal Abuse in its Tracks
Frustration and anger can lead to mean-spirited, disrespectful communication. We sometimes reach the breaking point and say hurtful or belittling comments, often while raising our voice. For example, Sarah is watching TV with her husband Erik. A commercial for a fast food company comes on and she picks up the remote and mutes it. “Hey!” Erik yells. “Why the hell did you do that! I was watching it!” “Oh, sorry,” Sarah says, turning the sound back on. “Well, it’s too late now!” he rages. “I missed it. You know that I’ve been wanting a hamburger all day.” Sarah stares at him, shocked.
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7 Tips to Honor Your Boundaries
1. Begin by becoming aware of your boundaries. Take notice of your feelings. They are your inner messengers, your inner guidance system. When a boundary is crossed, there is a definite physiological response. If someone’s comments or actions make you uncomfortable, notice how you react physically. Do you take a sharp breath in? Does your face redden? Does your throat tighten? Do you begin to feel cold and tremble? Note what the person is doing or saying that is giving you this reaction.
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Personal Boundaries, What Are They?
When Robert Frost said, “Good fences make good neighbors,” he was on to something. Our ability to relate to others in a healthy way depends on our awareness of not stepping aggressively into their territory—physical and psychological—and not letting them step into ours. Boundaries are protective limits that prevent abuse and unwanted liberties. They serve well to express who we are and work best when they’re based on respect for ourselves and others. We need both exte al and internal boundaries to function well with the people in our lives without resentment and with integrity.
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The 9 Things You Can Do To Resolve Conflicts and Stop Arguments
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. – Rumi The quality of our lives depends not on whether or not we have conflicts, but on how we respond to them. – Tom Crum Healthy communication is gratifying but often challenging, especially during conflicts. Communicating differences can lead to escalating, never-ending arguments or can deepen your connection to each other. Practicing the following guidelines can make the biggest difference in the quality of your relationship. 1. Make a request to talk.r
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Vital Relationships - Relationship Center
The Relationship Center for Marriage Counseling, Premarital Coaching and Dating Coach.
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Single To Soul Mate
Dating advice, relationship skills and resources for empowering singles to attract your ideal life partner by Geoff Farnsworth
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Contacting Geoff Farnsworth
Call Geoff at 856-854-3155, ext 110 or email vitalrelationships@me.com