I’ve been emailing back and forth with a woman who is trying to get emotionally closer to her boyfriend, but in a way that always results in their arguing. Here’s the deal: It’s so HARD to get close to someone when you don’t understand how to problem-solve through conflict. Don’t get mad at me… Just…
21st Century Love Relationships I arrived home safely last night from my trip to California. And woke up this morning to snow, wind and cold temperatures. That’s life in New England! Congratulations to all who stepped up and took advantage of the FREE Strategy call. You are AMAZING! The 3-Part Video Series will end soon,…
DISEMPOWERING THE GHOSTS! I am eavesdropping on a conversation where a woman is talking about how much “baggage,” her fiancee brought to their relationship. What she’s talking about is so juicy that I couldn’t help but get interested. So I said, “Excuse me, I don’t mean to eavesdrop (which is not true), but I can’t…
I get it . . . I wish that communicating and expressing ourselves in relationships were easier. However, every time I see that things are difficult, I see it as an invitation grow in a different direction. I know this sounds like a cliché, but stop and take a minute to ask yourself, “What do…
The people I work with often believe that it’s easier to start over with someone else, or easier to be alone. I tell them that, in my experience, healing and growing relationships are challenging — that all couples who desire to create a sustaining and loving relationship have to go through the trenches of healing…
I wanted to reach out sooner, but my heart has been heavy. Last week my surrogate brother took his own life. His suffering came at the hands of a long battle with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Hearing the news was both shocking and not so shocking. After the Buddhist funeral service he requested, we were…
Moving Beyond Shutdown to Consciousness Hi , What does the shutdown of our government bring up for you? I have noticed that this question creates an assortment of reactions depending on who you ask. There are distressing events playing out right now weighing heavily on us all. I’ve noticed that my reaction symbolizes two ends…
Moving Through Pain & Dissatisfaction Dear , I hope you’re well and enjoying the beginning of a new season. It’s cooler here in New England and the season change has moved me to reflect upon our journey so far. In the spring we had the exciting, yet difficult, challenge of examining conflict from a new…