What happens when your feelings betray you?  I try to give an abundance of grace in my conversations with clients. I believe we do not do that enough. We all… Read more

What is Love?  As a relationship coach, one of the first steps in the process of working with others and their various relationships is helping them to define what love… Read more

Leave Your Opinion at the Door “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” –Stephen R. Covey Years ago I had… Read more

Sitting with Your Feelings “I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.“-Oscar Wilde A popular… Read more

“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings” Lau Tzu So begins a time of transition! You just have to stand outside and feel the change coming. The cool breeze… Read more

I am a huge fan of physical touch! I would do well in an Italian or Greek family!   A big hug in greeting or goodbye.  A sympathetic hand to hold. … Read more

“I do not wish to treat friends daintily but with the roughest courage. When they are real they are not glass threads or frost-work but the solidest thing we know”… Read more

Narcissist  Gaslighting Toxic Manipulative  Sociopath These are really hot psychological terms right now.   If you have been in a bad relationship lately, I have no doubt that these words have… Read more

“Grief is like the ocean: it’s deep and dark and bigger than all of us. And pain is like a thief in the night. Quiet. Persistent. Unfair.” S. Wallace As… Read more

Savor It! Sometimes you’ll never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.  Dr. Seuss I look out my back window and see a fresh white snowfall… Read more