Five Tips to Fair Fighting

When it comes to disagreements, too many people are so invested in their story that they end up putting up a figurative wall that blocks solution.  Below are 5 tips to let down your walls and actually engage in a healthy conversation. 1.    Listen to the other...

Part I: What is Co-dependency?

Below is a post from my new blog http://lmerlobooth.typepad.com/straight_talk_4_women/ Enjoy! Countless women I see are struggling with issues of codependency and it’s killing their relationships (men can also be codependent).  The tip off for me of codependence is...

8 THINGS I TRY TO LIVE BY (Inspired by Andrea Lee)

Below is a post from my new blog http://lmerlobooth.typepad.com/straight_talk_4_women/Enjoy! I just read an article by Andrea Lee about 8 things she tries to live by.  It got me thinking about what my 8 things were.  Here’s what I came up with.  I challenge you to do...

Lessons to Learn From the Fall of Three Powerful Men

Too many women are wooed by money, fame and power.  Add a man to any of these and they serve as an almost irresistable aphrodisiac to countless women.  What is going on with so many women when it comes to men?  It seems that men, money, fame and power leave far too...

Are You Your Own Worst Enemy? Moving From Enemy To Best Friend

One of the most damaging things we do to ourselves is to beat ourselves up with our words.  Men, women and children, alike, are constantly putting themselves down in both their thoughts and words. The constant barrage of toxic messages we feed ourselves sounds like...

How Do I Intervene in Other People’s Behaviors? Part II

Below are a few more tips on how to intervene in the bad behavior of others: •    Your father is emotionally abusive to your mother and has been for years.  Every time you visit, he’s putting your mother down, ordering her around and snapping at her.  You find...