Click for 50% off Meditation Courses
Call Us: 619-819-6841Request an Appointment
Two people walking on a forest path surrounded by autumn foliage.

Relationship Myths and Conscious Communication

Conscious Communication

Conscious communication invites you to take responsibility for the fact that there is no objective reality. Everything you experience is filtered through the lens of your subjective perceptions. If you want to create conscious communication in your relationship you have to be willing to discern your interpretations from the facts there is what occurred and then there is your experience of what occurred). Unless you are skilled at bringing your full awareness to the present moment, your current experiences are connected to all of your past similar experiences. So really you are in relationship with all past relationships including your siblings and parents!

People often find it difficult to take responsibility for their interpretations, no matter how obvious they may appear. Instead they project blame onto their partner. This only creates separation and distrust. Your partner knows he/she didn’t mean something the way you took it yet you are sure they did. You are at a crossroads. Now imagine this happening over months or years and it is easy to see how the separation gap widens while intimacy and trust diminish. Learning to separate your interpretations from the facts is a primary part of conscious communication.

Relationship MYTHS

Perhaps understanding a primary myth about love will help. Relationship MYTH: Love is something that happens to us. I can’t control how I feel. I just fell in love. This is one of the most disempowering and irresponsible views on love. It perpetuates infidelity and insecurity in relationships. In primary relationships, love is a conscious choice you make daily.

Your Love Energy

Another common Relationship MYTH: I am attracted to this person so I should act on it. It must be a sign of love. Need we say the word infidelity again? Experiencing someone as attractive and being attracted to someone are two different situations. You will most likely always find some people attractive. However being attracted to someone involves opening your energy to them and allowing yourself to feel drawn to them. This is such a common misunderstanding. You know what we are talking about. It is that look that you give someone from across the room. It feels like a vortex of energy has opened and with their eyes they attempt to draw you in to their world. You can feel an energy coming your way and it doesn’t feel like a plutonic energy. This is decision time. Do you return the look while opening up your energy or do you notice yet keep your love energy contained within.

There are numerous relationship myths that proliferate unhealthy love dynamics, and thereby fueling unconscious vs. conscious communication. Learning to differentiate your interpretations from the facts of a situation is a great start. Taking responsibility for keeping your love energy sacred by focusing it within your relationship is another important step.

Coaching and Counseling

Hilary Stokes Ph.D. and Kim Ward Ph.D. have been a team for 20 years, specializing in mind, body, spirit psychology. They are the authors of the bestselling books The Happy Map: Your roadmap to the habit of happiness and Manifesting Mindset: The 6-step formula for attracting your goals and dreams and founders of Authenticity Associates Coaching and Counseling. They are passionate about combining the best of holistic and traditional approaches to health and happiness. If you are interested in learning the answers to the most frequently asked questions on how to decrease stress and increase happiness sign up for their free video series.

About the Authors

A smiling woman with blond hair, wearing a pink top, posing outdoors with greenery in the background.

Hilary Stokes Phd

Dr. Hilary Stokes is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in San Diego, California. Dr. Hilary received her PhD in psychology with a specialty in transpersonal psychology from San Diego University for Integrative Studies, a master’s degree in social work from San Diego State University and a master’s degree in Sport Psychology from San Jose State University. In addition to her ….

read more
A woman with short blonde hair smiling, wearing a striped shirt, with pink flowers and greenery in the background.

Kim Ward Phd

Dr. Kim Ward received her PhD in psychology with a specialty in transpersonal psychology from San Diego University for Integrative Studies. She also holds a master’s degree in transpersonal psychology from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, California. Dr. Kim is a certified trauma-informed coach and life coach in private practice in San Diego, California. In…

read more
Contact us

Phone/Fax: (619) 819-6841

Email: contact@authenticityassociates.com

Our office is located in Carlsbad, CA 92009

We also do nationwide sessions via Skype and FaceTime.

Please contact us for an appointment.

Two women sitting on rocks on the shore overlooking the sunset and the sea

    We are offering a FREE 25 minute consultation

      Coupon code: save50