communication — Blog — Rachel Havekost

Individuals — whether trained in listening skills or not, have their own adapted skills as listeners. I have broken down my observations of these skills over my 31 years of life (no research guys, just observation and experience, so don’t freak out, it’s an idea not a scientific theory) into the “Four Listening Types.”

RelationshipsRachel HavekostMarch 10, 2020listening, listening skills, microskills, counseling skills, better listener, relationships, communicationComment

5 Love Languages: What They Are and How They Improve Relationships

I used to live by the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have done unto you. In love, I operated under the assumption that to show my partner I loved him, I should do what I would want him to do for me. After all, that’s how you express love, right?

Wrong.

RelationshipsRachel HavekostDecember 29, 2019coping skills, relationships, communication, love, love language, 5 love languages, therapy, therapy skills, therapy tools, communication tips, physical touch, quality time, words of affirmation, acts of service, gifts, editors picksComment