The 3 R’s for a Happy New Year
The inspiration for this blog comes from a food magazine. I read cookbooks and food magazines like they are novels (please don’t judge). Truthfully, I find the topic of food fascinating but that has nothing …
Addressing Difficult Couple Topics…Like Santa
Before my husband and I had our daughter, we discussed Christmas traditions—one being Santa Claus. We both came from families who celebrated Christian Christmas traditions while also celebrating the man in the big red suit. …
Rebuilding Emotional Safety: How to Accept Differences in a Relationship
Fair Fighting Generally, rules and guidelines are designed to provide structure and a working understanding of how to act/behave in any given environment (i.e. rules for sports, traffic laws for drivers, and behavior expectations for …
How to Pursue Happiness
The famous psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote in his book, Man’s Search for Meaning: “Don’t aim at success—the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. …
What Makes Love Last?
“Are we going to make it?” And “Is this the worse you’ve ever seen?” are two frequent questions I get from my clients. When emotions are at a 10 and it feels like there’s no …
Why Is It So Hard for Me to Say No?
Do you find it difficult to say no to friends, co-workers, etc. if they ask for help? Do you tend to value other people’s happiness at the cost of yours? Do you notice yourself getting …
