“Don’t ever let a great message get lost in the delivery. Hard truths are vital; harshness is not.” ~LMB Speaking your truth to others is an essential component in any healthy relationship. Regardless of whether your truth is about dissolving a marriage, firing an employee, or standing up to hate, how you speak your truth is […]
Stop Playing by Harmful Gender Rules
“The old rules that place males and females in gender straight-jackets are devastating relationships. Change the rules.” ~ Lisa Merlo-Booth Many relationship issues stem from caustic gender “rules.” More men than you can imagine struggle with being emotionally connected after a lifetime of messaging telling them to “be tough,” don’t feel, and have sex with women but […]
Turning a Blind Eye to Harmful Behavior Is Being Complicit to That Behavior
“Rationalizing, defending, covering up, denying, and turning a blind eye to harmful behavior is being complicit to that behavior. Don’t ever be complicit.” ~LMB When you explain away, justify, or turn your back on harmful acts, you open the door for those acts to continue and to worsen. Each time you do any of the […]