Jul 14, 2009
While on vacation this past week, I took some time out to watch the world. I watched my own family, my friend’s family, workers, vacationers, children and adults. One thing that struck me was the amount of judging being done by people across the board — spoken...
Apr 6, 2009
This has been an interesting week for me professionally. Have you ever had one of those weeks in which the same theme keeps coming into your life again and again? If you haven’t, believe me it’s a weird phenomenon. The theme this week: verbal and physical abuse that...
Mar 13, 2009
I often hear people proudly say that they’ve never hit their child or loved ones in an effort to defend how they speak to them (I.e.: “I may call my son a wimp, but at least I don’t hit him”). I’ve never heard so clearly however, the absurdity of justifying ones...
Mar 1, 2009
I receive e-mails, blog comments, and inquiries from women and men all the time describing miserable relationships and poor treatment. For example: * “I have 5 kids by my husband and he has two with another woman. I have reason to believe she is pregnant again. ...
Feb 2, 2009
Too often we are guilty of living in the past or forever focusing on the future. In relationships, this can be a true detriment. Sometimes we even look to the past to predict the future. For example: Sue won’t ask her partner to help clean since the last time she...
Dec 19, 2008
Recently, my husband and I had a very interesting conversation about something that was going on in our relationship. Although I’m a bit embarrassed to share it, I realize it is a great learning opportunity for my readers…(as I write this I will continue to remind...
