“He doesn’t really listen”
“She plays on the phone rather than spend time with me”
“It’s like I don’t even exist”
“I feel invisible”
“The dog gets more love than I do”
When a man or a woman checks out emotionally, mentally, or physically from their relationship, it can be for many the beginning of death of love.
Many men overwhelmed by demands of intimacy, vulnerability, and unresolved emotions from the past, give into feeling lost and check-out.
Inadvertently surrendering not to love, but to the unconscious fear that if he were to step into a fuller expression of himself, he would push others away, not be man enough, or be seen as a fraud.
Women in an effort to not rock the boat, not to make another feel bad, keep quiet and often agree to parameters of the relationships through default until one day this becomes impossible for her to continue.
Overwhelmed by demands of intimacy, vulnerability, and unresolved emotions from the past, she gives into feeling lost and checks-out. Inadvertently surrendering not to love, but to the unconscious fear that if she were to step into a fuller expression of herself, she would no longer belong and be seen as a fraud.
We can respond to the pulling away of the other by adding final blows or to see the pulling away as part of the cycle that can return us to greater love. Perhaps not always to greater love with our current partners, but greater love nonetheless.
Man stepping into a strong and powerful masculine energy by learning how to authentically express their authentic masculine presence without disempowering and disconnecting from the feminine. Without minimizing, blaming, or telling her she’s feeling or being too much.
One way to to start this, is my empowering and embodying those parts that he finds hard to love… the parts that have been castrated and often appear in moments when disempowering another or perhaps even abusing another.
The parts that remind you of how powerful you are because you can annihilate another with your hands, but it takes more courage not to.
Inner spaces that feel soft and vulnerable because those are the parts the connect you more deeply to the heart of humanity.
Woman remembering how powerful and raw the authentic feminine presence is without punishing or building walls. Dropping the need to blame or remind him of his failures.
Start by reminding yourself that you are not here to simply put up with things or to play nice. Your gift of intuition bestows your wisdom and truth telling. Your willingness, your courage of heart to offer ALL of you, even the uncomfortable, imperfect, chaotic parts is an invitation not only for you, but for your partner, your family, your tribe, the whole world to get out of our heads and into our hearts.
The truth is that NOW more than ever, both men and women have the opportunity for growth, healing, and learning on how to step more fully into their true self.
Both using their feeling lost, their checking-out as signposts that their higher self is requesting a look inward, to create space to heal before anyone can return more fully to love.
And to all parties involved…
Be loving
Be compassionate
Be kind to yourself.
Be honest.
Don’t take it personally
This December I am offering Men & Women (sex specific) events to help you step into a deeper, more graceful, love-filled expression of you. In January, I will be adding co-ed Love, Intimacy & Attraction events.
In loving,
Jacqueline