When you spend 20 years as a marriage counselor and relationship coach, you come in contact with a lot of different theories about what makes relationships work better. I have…
Why would I want to explore my anger? It sucks and I feel crappy when I am angry! When you have that perspective about your anger, you are telling yourself…
I see a lot of people struggle with the idea that they are ‘in control’. The problem is that they are confused about what they have control over. Barely a…
Clients often tell me that they don’t like to deal with anger or conflict in their relationships. Although both men and women express this, it seems to be a common…
Some women seem to have a terminal fear of being seen as ‘the bad guy’ so they say yes when they really mean no. Why is it scary for these…
When I look back at the list of reasons that people make poor relationship choices from my April 17 blog, the next one that jumps out at me to write…
When it comes to intimate partner relationships, each person has to decide if they want to be the masculine energy or the feminine energy. You don’t have to be male…
In my last blog, I published a list of ways we fail to know ourselves that impact our relationship choices. The next one I want to explore is Denying what…
I recently saw this list in a Q & A piece by Deepak Chopra on Oprah.com. A woman asked him about reasons for poor choices in relationship partners and he…
In my last blog, I talked about getting clearer on what you really want, which is a feeling instead of the ‘thing or situation” you think you want. I also…