10 years ago on a Saturday afternoon in late April, I settled into a window seat of an Irish bar, overlooking 2nd Ave in the East Village, with a Guinness in one hand, and the teal, hardcover book by Dr. Sue Johnson, Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, in the other. […]
Empathy
Ashamed For Wanting More
She was drowning in her own emotional soup. Julie looked at John and tried to express her conflicting feelings, her ability to know better how she SHOULD feel, yet her difficulty in feeling that way… She tried and wound up with a message that fell flat. He just heard how much he let her down. […]
Feeling Unloved In Marriage
Sadly, more and more people are feeling unloved in marriage. If you’re feeling unloved in marriage, you’re not alone, though you likely feel entirely alone, and the pain is unspeakable. This post discusses the achingly lonely feeling of feeling unloved in marriage, what to do with it, and some alternative explanations of what may really […]
How To Have A Difficult Conversation
Difficult conversations …You want to go on a yoga retreat in Bali for a week and you don’t know how to bring it up with your partner because you know they aren’t going to like the idea of it. …You “heard a rumor” about a close friend (not a nice one) and you want to […]
5 Hazards Of Business On Your Relationship (And What To Do About Them So That You Can Protect Your Greatest Asset)
Today, buckle yourself up to discover 5 hazards of business on your relationship (and what to do about them so that you won’t be another statistic.) Visionary, creative entrepreneur, innovator, healer…I’ve got news for you: You are especially susceptible to relationship difficulties. In this post, I’m going to share why, and what to do about it. […]
Keeping Secrets In Your Relationship
Caution: Loaded topic. Are you keeping secrets in your relationship? Before going further about this, let me tell you that most secrets in an intimate relationship if you are long-term committed partners are toxic. Poisonous. Secrets are things you are either keeping from your partner on purpose or explicitly lying to them about. Before going […]
