by Sig Taylor | Feb 6, 2018 | Relationship Essentials Newsletter, Relationship Tips, Sig Recommends
Valentine’s Day means more to some couples than it does to others. Many of you love the romance but others find it to be a meaningless obligation. It can be a desperate last minute attempt to express love and affection (a.k.a flowers and/or chocolates). Why not...
by Sig Taylor | Oct 3, 2015 | Relationship Tips, Sig Recommends
By now you’ve no doubt heard about the website, ashleymadison.com, and how 37 million North Americans and some 107,000 Calgarian’s are registered on the site. Turns out that these astonishing numbers are grossly misleading. Apparently, many of the “registered users”...
by Sig Taylor | Jan 21, 2015 | Relationship Essentials Newsletter, Relationship Tips, Sig Recommends
I’ll be giving a another talk and a workshop at the Unity Church on Sunday morning, February 8. The workshop below will be offered in the afternoon. To win in love, you must lose the scorecard… “In relationships, what matters most is love. The rest is negotiable.”...
by Sig Taylor | Aug 22, 2014 | Relationship Tips, Sig Recommends
Recently, I was thinking about my couples counselling practice and pondering what I think are the three biggest relationship offenses that couples commit. I know there’s John Gottman’s famous “4 Horsemen” (patterns of criticism, contempt, defensiveness and...
by Sig Taylor | Aug 7, 2014 | Relationship Tips, Sig Recommends, Sig Says
I’ve talked before about how relationships often devolve from being love based to being needs-based contracts – the “scorecard.” I think it’s crucial that couples realize that “marriage” is a contract, a legal institution that historically has had little, if anything,...
by Sig Taylor | May 7, 2014 | Relationship Essentials Newsletter, Relationship Tips, Sig Recommends
In my practice I always teach my clients basic communication techniques and strategies. Validating feelings, being open and direct, active listening, taking responsibility for feelings without blaming your partner, etc. form the basics of good communication in all...
