by Sabrina Walters | Jul 1, 2016 | Core Values Couples
Freedom! That’s what we celebrate this weekend, isn’t it? But what about freedom in our relationships? Well, the very best relational freedom is not that different from the freedom our country enjoys. Certainly we are independent from the sovereignty of...
by Sabrina Walters | Jun 25, 2016 | Core Values Couples
Welcome to Summer! It’s finally here: the season of good times, relaxing days, warm memories. The season of enjoying the outdoors, of picnics and wine tasting, of long drives through the country and watching the sunset so much later than before. Summer is...
by Eric Walters | Jun 15, 2016 | Core Values Couples
Last week, we talked about whether or not happiness is a choice. Can we choose to be happy, after all? Well, when I discovered this chart by colleague Paul Smith, it seemed like the perfect follow up. Below are practical, every day things we all have the power to do...
by Eric Walters | Jun 15, 2016 | Core Values Couples
The cold, hard fact is: Yes. Your happiness is actually your choice. I read a book by this title years ago, and often remind my clients of it. But when they hear me say it, they often look at me like I’m crazy — or insensitive. I admit, it doesn’t...
by Eric Walters | Jun 15, 2016 | Core Values Couples
This week I’ve read two books that have proven to be pretty interrelated: Working with Emotional Intellegence by Daniel Goleman and Integrity by Henry Cloud. Both of these books are excellent reads for anyone who wants to build on their effectiveness in any...
by Sabrina Walters | May 6, 2016 | Core Values Couples
Have you ever been frustrated that your partner just doesn’t understand your needs? Or are you perhaps on the flip side of that — does your partner often complain that you just don’t understand them? This is a common dichotomy easily explained by...
by Sabrina Walters | Apr 20, 2016 | Core Values
This quarter in our classes, Eric and I are studying Personal Assessment. Specifically,we’re examining the cultural impact we hope to have with our lives and work. I couldn’t help but think about the difference Core Values makes in our world! Many people...
by Sabrina Walters | Apr 14, 2016 | Core Values, Couples, Health
What about does self-care have to do with intimacy? This week I feel like I’ve come out of a long, Portland winter hibernation. After months of enjoying the coziness of this chilly season, all of a sudden I want to be outside. All the time! The nicer weather...
by Sabrina Walters | Apr 6, 2016 | Core Values Couples
When was the last time you and your significant other did something a little wild? A little out-there? When did you throw caution to the wind and head out on an adventure together? Adventure can look very different to different couples. Maybe your adventure is found...
by Sabrina Walters | Apr 6, 2016 | Core Values Couples
This last week as I was doing another interview for our doctoral studies, I spoke with our mentor, Dr. David Manock. He is an expert in the area of relationships and neurobiology as well as intersubjectivity psychodynamic analysis. That’s a mouthful, right? But it is...
by Sabrina Walters | Apr 6, 2016 | Core Values Couples
Here at Core Values, we always knew relationships were important–but now there’s a 75-year study to confirm it! Happiness is a goal of almost every person on the planet, a goal many people believe can be achieved by financial freedom, prestige, fame or...
by Sabrina Walters | Feb 25, 2016 | Core Values, Counseling
Tough times have a tendency to surprise us, but there is nothing more inevitable.You will face challenges. It’s completely normal and natural! With every mountaintop experience, there will always be a valley. The key is to know your obstacle and prepare accordingly. I...
by Sabrina Walters | Feb 25, 2016 | Conflict, Core Values, Counseling
Today as I finished my book review for “The Prophetic Imagination,” I was able to share some of my insights with my son, Thomas, who happens to relate deeply to the idea of the ‘prophetic.’ To be honest, this was not an easy read for me — but as I read back...
by Sabrina Walters | Feb 25, 2016 | Finances, Job Transitions
I’d like to introduce you all to Kristen Beireis. She became certified with me using the Core Values Index about a year and half ago and has been incorporating it in her business, which involves helping people like us market ourselves and our business according...
by Sabrina Walters | Feb 25, 2016 | Communication, Conflict, Core Values, Counseling, Couples
These past few weeks Eric and I have been assessing our community by ASKING others what they see happening that is good, where the needs are and what breaks their hearts for relationships. It’s a cold-call process that’s part of our doctoral study, and it’s been...
by Sabrina Walters | Feb 25, 2016 | Core Values, Counseling, Couples
Eric and I recently started an adventure: a doctoral program with Bakke Graduate University for Transformational Leadership! These two weeks have been an incredible journey already and it’s an astonishing delight to me how much our current courses relate to our work...
by Sabrina Walters | Jan 21, 2016 | Communication, Counseling, Health, Motivation, Parenting
I did not want to bother with the resolution this year. Instead, I am taking time to focus and tune into what I want 2016 to be about. I want it to be about change…BIG change! And so far, so good, because this week…Eric and I start our doctoral work. YES!...
by Sabrina Walters | Jan 16, 2016 | Brain research, Core Values, Counseling
Welcome to 2016! Have you ever noticed how many amazing movies come out this time of year? It seems like Hollywood saves the good stuff for winter! And it makes sense — more people go see movies in the winter, after all. What else are we going to do in this cold...
by Sabrina Walters | Jan 6, 2016 | Counseling, Health, Motivation
Well, it’s coming: The New Year. And with it, the obligatory flood of emails, blogs, soundbites, and ‘inspirational’ self-help books to remind you that you’d better make some resolutions. It’s a new year! Fresh start! Make goals! Make them huge, unattainable,...
by Sabrina Walters | Dec 21, 2015 | Core Values Couples
Hurry and get those last minute deals…pick the perfect gift…make sure and do those end of the year reports…make those cookies…send those cards…and the list goes on and on. As I stated last week, I had a bit of the “Bah-Humbugs,” but this...
