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. […]
Vulnerability
What To Do When You Have A Disrespectful Wife
Disrespectful Wife? “She snaps at me for no reason.” “I feel like I have to walk on eggshells around her.” “It’s like I’m always on thin ice, I never know who I’m going to get.” These are the comments I hear on the regular from heterosexual married men who tell me that their wives are […]
On Building Trust And Why Assumptions Are Deadly
Building Trust It’s no secret that one of the keys to a solid relationship with anyone, romantic or otherwise, is trust. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.” – Warren Buffet Trust is built over time, in small moments. In the business world, someone might check you or […]
Tracy Thought She Had To Choose Between Her Husband And Her Business. Then This Happened.
When I met Tracy, she was ready to leave her marriage. She felt like she had to choose between her husband and her business. She had been in toxic relationships before, had a history of abuse I won’t get into, and swore to herself that she would never deeply get involved with someone prior to […]
Your Vision Is Too Big For Self-Sufficiency
Business owners, visionaries and entrepreneurs are highly self-sufficient. Perhaps you can relate. You get the job done really well, right? Sometimes it can be hard to rely on others because their standards aren’t up to par. Listen, I get it. You know the feeling when you delegate something or ask for help and the person […]
How To Talk Your Partner Into Self-Improvement To Better Your Relationship
You’ve had revelations about yourself and your life in the recent past whether it’s months or years and have transformed. You so desperately want to share this journey with your partner. They are simply not on the same train as you, and while you don’t want to say it’s heartbreaking because you still have hope, […]
