How to Listen with a Compassionate Heart
When I was a young mom, I thought I knew how to listen with a compassionate heart. I had become an expert at listening to
Category: Relationships
Why a Girls Weekend can Make you Feel SO Good
It’s time to grab your bags, gather your gal-pals, and get out of town. Prioritizing a girl’s weekend can do more for your mental health
Love is Like a Magic Eraser
Love comes so naturally in some cases. In others, it doesn’t happen automatically so it must be learned. This is true because we’re all different,
How to Improve Your Most Important Relationship
What is your most important relationship? For many of us it might be our marriage; to others, it might be to our to a sibling,
How to Love the Difficult Person in Your Life
Have you ever thought about what makes someone unloveable? Do you find it hard to love the difficult person in your life? Maybe they are
Of Tandems, Types and Ties that Bind
I don’t know what surprised me more, the fact that I enjoyed the time together, or that I didn’t have a heart attack in the process.
My Marriage’s Most Meaningful Lessons
Have you ever wondered what makes a good marriage great? My marriage’s most meaningful lessons have taught me skills and given me insights I might
Friendship: How Important is our Need to Connect?
Have you ever considered how friendship improves our overall sense of well being and protects us from the hardships of life?
When Your Child Wanders
Being a parent is just plain hard. There is no other way to say it. We love these little people with whom we are entrusted with all of our heart. Through them we can feel the most rewarding joy and the most wretched pain.
Yearning to Be Present: 3 Obstacles to Avoid
Do you struggle to be present with those you love? Think of your fondest memory of real connection. Mine? Well, the radio was blasting the
The Guilt-Ridden Need to Fix-it All
When we make the assumption that we have more power and influence than we actually have, or that our family or friend is helpless to handle difficult situations on their own we take the responsibility away from them and open ourselves up to be overwhelmed.
Poisoned by Degrees
Sometimes our attitude is being poisoned drop by drop without us even knowing it. I’ve learned a few things to keep in mind to avoid being caught unaware.
