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In today’s fast-paced environment, it is easy to find yourself getting caught up in the daily grind. In the midst of everything, it is quite common for our personal relationships to take a backseat. With various personal commitments, work pressures, and busy schedules, we may find ourselves neglecting what is most important to us (or those who are most important).

Sabina Skupien is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor for Perspective Psychology. She works with clients of all ages and specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma and transitions, among other issues.

Communication and trust often go hand in hand, and they’re the biggest factors that lead to a healthy relationship. Before you can effectively communicate with and trust someone, however, you must feel comfortable with who you are as a person.

While the candidates hope to avoid political pitfalls before Election Day, you may have to navigate some landmines of your own, as political conversions with friends, family, and co-workers could arise between now and Nov. 3.

Communication is our way of conveying our wants and needs. When we think of ways to communicate, our first thought is usually talking. However, we also communicate with our facial expressions, body language, touch, writing and, of course, technology. Each way we communicate conveys our wants and needs differently. Listening is also part of communicating. We must be able to take information in and make decisions based off it.