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Recognizing Meanness Elevates Your Bar for Kindness in Relationships

Recognizing Meanness Elevates Your Bar for Kindness in Relationships

May 6, 2024 | Radically New Culture, Radically New Relationships, Self Empowerment

“If you can’t recognize meanness, your bar for kindness will be far too low.” ~ Lisa Merlo-Booth If someone buys you flowers on Friday, calls you stupid on Monday, and barely speaks to you when you’re down on Thursday—shred the flowers....
If You’re Unhappy, Change Your Moves

If You’re Unhappy, Change Your Moves

Apr 29, 2024 | Changing Me, Changes We, Radically New Relationships, Relationships

“Doing the same thing expecting different results will leave you disappointed every time. If you’re unhappy, change your moves.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth A great definition of insanity is “Doing the same behaviors over and over again, expecting different...
Healthy Relationships: The Importance of Being Willing to Play

Healthy Relationships: The Importance of Being Willing to Play

Apr 22, 2024 | Radically New Relationships

“The truest form of love is how you behave toward someone, not how you feel about them.” – Steve Hall When it comes to healthy relationships, there are those who are willing to ‘play’ and those who are not. “Play” means willing to do what is...
Calling All Men: Your Power Lies in Your Safety

Calling All Men: Your Power Lies in Your Safety

Apr 8, 2024 | Men, Radically New Culture, Radically New Relationships

“Violence has always been unfortunately embedded in masculinity, this alpha thing” ~ Sebastian Stan Trevor Noah recently spoke at the Simmons Leadership Conference, where he talked about creating equity, change, and safety for women and our world. Then he...
Is this frustrating behavior playing out in your relationship?

Is this frustrating behavior playing out in your relationship?

Mar 18, 2024 | Accountability, Communication, Marriage, Radically New Relationships, Romantic Relationships

Weekly Tip: Changing from explaining, minimizing, or justifying your actions to owning the impact your actions cause changes the trajectory of your relationship. There are few things more frustrating, disappointing, or infuriating than constantly having your upsets...
Do you feel great to be around?

Do you feel great to be around?

Mar 11, 2024 | Marriage, Radically New Relationships, Romantic Relationships

“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” — Hafez Become someone who makes those around you feel good about themselves. Regarding relationships, this quote reminds me of the importance of the acronym KISS—Keep It Simple ‘Silly’ (the last ‘S’ is...
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