by Rachel New | Oct 12, 2017 | friendship, psychology, relationships, social skills
Manuel and Katy, who are in their forties, have been friends for a few months. Katy has a lot of male friends and a new boyfriend. Manuel finds her attractive and enjoys spending time alone with her. If she showed an interest in him romantically, he would respond. She...
by Rachel New | Jan 9, 2017 | emotional availability, emotional intelligence, intimacy, listening skills, psychology, relationships
Emotional availability is about the ability to share an emotional connection. The model illustrated by the figure below was created by Rachel’s work with clients to capture what characterized successful connections made on dates and in role play. The six...