With Gentle Resolve for 2018
I’m not much for New Year’s Resolutions. They’ve become cliches of failure – no one really expects anyone to truly follow through, and then, when …
Read MoreThe Blessing of Boundaries
The couple sits in the restaurant, their eyes shining, hands entwined. Time seems to stand still as they share their deepest dreams. All else disappears …
Read MoreIf It is Not Too Dark
If It Is Not Too Dark by Hafiz in “I Heard God Laughing: Renderings of Hafiz” by Daniel Ladinsky Go for a Walk, …
Read MoreStop – Don’t Push That Button
It’s been a long day. You are tired, frustrated and have a headache just waiting to take over. Your partner walks in the door and …
Read MoreWhy Love?
“I’ve been afraid of changes cause I built my life around you.” Fleetwood Mac “Landslide” One of the most profound insights into the nature of …
Read MoreWhen Life Feels Overwhelming
There are moments for each of us when life feels overwhelming – when we look fear or despair in the face and are tempted to …
Read MoreApproaching Your Relationship from a Place of Gratitude
I often start sessions with couples by encouraging them to share with each other one thing that they have done for the relationship that they …
Read MoreMoving Through the Fear to Risk Connection
Human beings are “wired for connection.” When we have safe, loving, supportive relationships we thrive. We are healthier, we experience less stress, and we feel …
Read MoreThe Making a Difference Dialogue
Last week was the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. This year will also mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian …
Read MoreClaiming our Full Humanity in Troubled Times
When we treat others as less than human we diminish our own humanity I don’t usually write in this blog about political issues. Although I …
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