Disillusionment Is the Beginning of Love

Disillusionment Is the Beginning of Love

Aren’t fairy tale romances so sweet! Who doesn’t want to be love bombed, struck with the certainty that this is “the one” and live happily ever after? Unfortunately, that’s not how life works. And when we use that as our template for what...
All Love is Love

All Love is Love

So much pain in this world comes from the perception that there is not enough love. People don’t see love because it doesn’t come in the package that they think it should come in. There are so many qualifiers for types of love that we can miss it while...
Want Better Connections? Do This.

Want Better Connections? Do This.

A really common statement that I hear in my office when dealing with couples is, “When things get tough, all I need is for you to hold me.” That’s a request for emotional safety. So why is it so hard for our partners to do this? It’s about...
How I Am Dealing With Racism

How I Am Dealing With Racism

There is a push for business owners to make a public statement to proclaim how we are dealing with racism by working to change systemic racism, educating ourselves about how to not be racist, and changing policies to more make services and work opportunities available...

How to Develop Connection

When I was a dance teacher, I focused on teaching dance as a performance art. My students danced both as soloists and as an ensemble. One day while practicing a group number a student said, “I’ll just practice at home. I mean, it’s this same thing as dancing alone.”...