I get it: You’re not relaxing on the beach every day with your partner sipping cocktails and enjoying the views. (If that was your life everyday, you might just be bored to tears anyway.) Instead, your typical day is packed. You’re busy and successful and have far too many things to take care of to […]
Happy Relationships
I was embarrassed, disappointed in myself and ashamed
You know those feelings that come over you when you do something really stupid like back the car out of the garage too fast and rip the mirror off? That’s what I’m talking about. The mirror fell to the ground, shattered, and a ton of ugly wires and parts stuck out of the car. I […]
What my toddler reminded me about emotions
The other night… I was giving my kid a bath and he taught me a lesson. A lesson I have learned before, and one I teach, but one I need to be reminded of too. He’s obsessed with basketball lately. Naturally, the fishing toy net we have for him to catch the different toy animals in […]
Striving for our highest potential
I have always been obsessed with our vast human potential. That’s why I went to graduate school to study psychology in the first place. I was enthralled by idea that we use such a small percentage of our potential on a regular basis. I wanted to learn how to help people do better, defy their own expectations, and […]
What my grocery store reminded me about relationships
Having recently converted from a proud New Yorker to a proud New Englander (the NY Giants still rule at the Caddells’), one thing I have become unbelievably grateful for is my local grocery store. For anyone from New England, it goes without saying: The Market Basket is where it’s at in terms of groceries. Good […]
Your success with love: Start here
Perhaps you have never seen a healthy relationship. Maybe your parents’ relationship was a mess, divorce was all around you, or you have never known two real live humans who were happily in love with each other over the long haul. Do you live your life settling for a second rate relationship? Maybe that translates […]