Lisa Merlo-Booth

Relationship coaching for women and couples

"If you want to change your life,
you have to change how you're living it. Find your Grounded Powerful Strength (GPS)."
~LISA MERLO-BOOTH

Don't settle for less… Know you deserve GREAT. Ask for great, expect great and go for great.

Teach people to treat you well and treat others well always. Don’t spend time with those who don’t. Know that great relationships start with a healthy you.

You only get one life on this planet and it’s up to you to make it the best life you possibly can. Step up and step into your life in a whole new way. Find your Grounded Powerful Strength (GPS) and start creating the life and relationships you’ve been hungry to create.

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Empowering Women

Coaching for women I hate seeing women settle for bad relationships, miserable jobs or unhappy lives. Women deserve to go for great. I empower women to step into the world with confidence and an internal strength that is grounded and powerful. Read More »

Coaching Couples

Too many couples are co-existing, unhappy and even living in emotionally harmful relationships. I have a direct, no-nonsense approach to working with couples that produces fast results and lasting change. Read More »

Coaching Mental Health Professionals

Coaching for mental health professionals I work with professionals to be authentic, direct and effective with their clients and teach them to articulate hard truths with compassion and power. I coach professionals on the nuances of working with couples and individuals and on becoming masters in their field. Read More »

Keynote Speaking

As a sought-after speaker, I bring practical advice in my keynote speeches to audiences across the country. I work with audiences to help them out of the day-to-day stresses of poor relationships, harsh work environments and unhealthy friendships. Read More »

Gratitude Is a Practice

November 21, 2022 By Lisa Merlo-Booth Leave a Comment

“Gratitude is a practice; remember it as you’re sitting around the holiday table wondering if you’re “really” related to these people😊.” ~LMB As we enter the holiday season, chances are your time spent with family will be more than usual. For some people, a heavy dosage of family is trying, at best, while family time […]

Do You Avoid Conflict?

November 14, 2022 By Lisa Merlo-Booth Leave a Comment

“Avoiding conflict leads to more significant conflict over time, not less.” ~ Lisa Merlo-Booth Many people believe that avoiding conflict is the best way to protect relationships. Over time though, avoidance harms relationships. When you avoid issues, they build up to overwhelming problems. Minor problems that once were no big deal, over time, become a […]

Pay Attention to How You Manage Conflict in Your Home, Work, and World

November 7, 2022 By Lisa Merlo-Booth Leave a Comment

“Managing conflict can build connection or destroy it; be sure it’s building it.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth Managing feedback and conflict is a tremendous problem for many people today. This struggle makes sense, given that few role models exemplify this skill. The sad truth is that without learning to master conflict, you’re doomed to experience endless frustration, […]

REPAIRING TRUST AFTER AN AFFAIR

January 25, 2006 by Lisa Merlo-Booth 90 Comments

REPAIRING TRUST AFTER AN AFFAIR I often hear individuals who have had affairs speaking to their partners, making comments like: “Am I ever going to live this down?” “It didn’t mean anything.” “It’s over with, would you let it go!” etc. The general … [Read more]

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

January 23, 2006 by Lisa Merlo-Booth Leave a Comment

John Gottman has done extensive research on couples and found that couples who stay together have more positive interactions overall than couples who divorce. When they speak to each other, they do so respectfully and without contempt. They listen as … [Read more]

RETALIATION AND JUSTIFICATION; A DANGEROUS MIX

January 20, 2006 by Lisa Merlo-Booth Leave a Comment

My long time mentor, Terry Real, was speaking about world violence one day and stated that over 90% of the violence in the world, he believes, is the result of someone “offending from the victim position”. Offending from the victim position is when a … [Read more]