Yeah, that’s fair – Let’s talk about this – yet another – pet-peeve of mine. The good ol’ “Yeah, that’s fair” response and let’s talk about why that’s so incredibly useless. You know which one I am talking about, right? The “Yeah, That’s Fair” Response – What It Looks Like in Real Life […]
Everyone has it figured out. It’s time. It’s time to bust another myth. This has been on my mind and it’s such a big misconception that we have GOT to talk about it. Here goes: Everyone else has it all figured out. (HA!) They must, right? They aren’t talking about it. Nobody is. […]
Huh? Easter egg hunt? And – What does an Easter egg hunt have to do with grown men? Fear not. I’m here to tell the tale. I think we send our men on wild goose chases (or Easter egg hunts – I couldn’t help it. Sorry, not sorry) ALL. THE. TIME. Are you […]
We all have expectations. We’d lie if we said we didn’t. Whether at work, at home, in your personal life and development – if you are alive, you have expectations – of people, of things, of how life’s gonna turn out. Expectations Makeover – The Beginning of It All Now, there […]
How do you know that your marriage is in trouble and you need help? There is a lot of writing about how you know your relationship needs the help of marriage coaching or therapy. Or how you know that your marriage is already beyond helping. Because your relationship has been on life-support for […]
The Single Biggest Mistake – Don’t Do What They Did – PART I You will not believe how long I debated. Over and over again, how many times I talked myself out it – I lost track. But when it happened again for the I don’t remember which number of times, I knew […]
We are such a comfortable bunch. I don’t just mean you and me, just all humanity, really. But – Feel yourself included. We like to sit in our dark or shiny little corners, do our things and not really be bothered too much. Heaven forbid that we’d put some effort forth. If someone […]
How to Compromise in Marriage: The Quest for Perfection You know what I am talking about. So many couples reach out, looking for help with their communication. Compromising is right up there, a close second. They’ll say they need help making decisions. What they really mean is – They want to learn […]
You didn’t know this was a thing, did you? That you could get ‘fired’ from marriage counseling – Clients fire therapists, not the other way around, right? Well, it happens. Oh, and guess what- I don’t even have to do the work. “How come?” you ask. Because your spouse sort of volunteers to do it […]
I don’t know why, but this has been coming up over and over again lately. To a point where I almost finish the sentence FOR them. Seriously – have you ever had that happen? Like, in the summer, when kids start whining, and you hear that dreaded noise that starts with “MOOOOM…” And […]