My aunt passed away recently and like any other human, she left all of her worldly possessions behind. My mom is a co-executor of her estate and was left with the task of figuring out what to do with it all. I’ve watched my parents over the past several weeks, spending many hours each day, …
“How Much Should I GIve?” I get this question a lot. “If I just love him even when he doesn’t deserve it, isn’t that giving too much? I feel like I’m excusing his bad behavior and I’m not okay with that.” “If I give love and it hasn’t been earned, that isn’t fair.” I get it. …
When we were newly weds, my husband and I bought a little hibachi grill, -remember those? We thought is was great… and it was… but over time it stopped being so great, we started noticing the flaws… it was too small, didn’t have the features we wanted. We realized we wanted something better. So we …
Are you in the middle of a mid-life crisis? midlife crisis: An emotional crisis of identity and self-confidence that can occur in early middle age. A few years back,I remember driving in the car one day with some dear friends as we were heading out to lunch, and suddenly I was talking my head off …
I love being a mom. It has been and always will be my favorite job in the world, but after we had our third baby and I was home all day long with the kids, I found myself in a real funk. We didn’t have a lot of money to go do things and where …
Before I met my husband, I dated a narcissist for four years. It almost wrecked me. Narcissists can be extremely charming in the beginning. They believe they are incredibly special, so if they think you are worthy of dating them, they treat you very special as well. But soon their true colors emerge and in …
I’ve heard so many of you describe your relationship with your spouse as feeling more like roommates than teammates (and not even close to playmates 😉). Is this true for you? If so, there are lots of reasons why this might be the case, but this one thing is true, a good marriage cannot thrive on auto …
Something happened this past week where I became quite upset with someone. I don’t want to throw anyone under the bus so I’m not going to share the details with you, but I was bothered so much by it, I actually found myself awake in the middle of the night mulling it over. Thank heavens I …
Are you a full partner in your marriage? This is a tricky question. What exactly does full mean? Surely not half! One of the most heartbreaking things I see in my coaching is when one partner feels powerless in their marriage. I listen as my clients explain through their tears, why they “can’t” do this …
I had several free calls with potential clients this week and all but one of them asked me the very same thing… it’s the number one question that I get. “Why do I have to be the one to do the work? Shouldn’t he/she have to do it too? How can only one person in a …
I lost my temper. So last Sunday, I spent a lot of time cooking a special meal for my family. I had worked hard and I was excited about having our boys and some dear friends join us, but most of all, I was excited to spoil my hubby a little since I don’t do …
Is your body image hurting your marriage? Have you gained your Covid-19lbs? I know I’m up a few! In times of stress, our brains seek comfort. Comfort comes in the form of dopamine and dopamine often comes from eating something delicious, that lights up those pleasure sensors in our brains. Isn’t that interesting? When we over-indulge …
