Knowledge

You are not alone with most questions. Here you will find initial answers, new perspectives and a wealth of knowledge on the subject of relationships.

Fulfilling relationships are a key to joie de vivre, inner stability and personal growth. It is therefore all the more surprising that hardly anyone consciously learns to live relationships at eye level. It would only be logical to take relationship skills as seriously as maths or spelling.

We humans learn by observing others from an early age – in all directions. Unlearning or relearning is possible at any time.

Relationship competence refers to the ability to interact with others in an empathetic, respectful and responsible manner, to actively shape relationships and to face challenges constructively. It encompasses skills, attitudes and behaviours that shape our interactions – whether in partnerships, families or friendships. It is crucial for satisfaction and resilience. The focus is on promoting:

  • Relationship expertise and emotional clarity
  • Communication skills and role awareness
  • Self-reflection in the context of bonding and encounters

Feelings can neither be imagined nor imagined away – and neither can love. Connection is not created in the mind, but through experience: through presence, through compassion, through allowing closeness. Many people only try to understand relationships by analysing them or categorising them logically – but connection is not a purely cognitive process. If you want to love, you have to be able to feel. The relationship centre is about finding access to your own feelings again, allowing emotional resonance and meeting yourself and others on a deeper level. Instead of rationalising relationships, this creates a space in which genuine connection can grow.

Couples therapy is often used when a relationship is in an acute crisis or deep-rooted conflicts need to be worked through. Relationship coaching, on the other hand, starts earlier: It is resource-orientated, clearly structured and future-oriented. Instead of diagnoses, it is about development, self-reflection and concrete room for manoeuvre. The focus is not on the question of ‘sick or healthy’, but rather: What strengthens connection, clarity and mutual growth – as a couple or as individuals?

At the same time, the Relationship Stall shows that many people seek support precisely when things are already hurting. And that’s perfectly fine. Pain is often the impulse that makes change possible in the first place. That is why it is not important when someone seeks support, but that it is sought. Coaching can be effective both preventatively and in acute stressful situations – as a structured, focussed accompaniment on the path to greater relationship skills, emotional clarity and a new connection.

‘Why is it so easy to think that everyone else can do it better than us?’

Carissa Potter