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Want a Love that Lasts? Be Yourself and Love Yourself
The dynamics of relationships can be very strange. First, you meet someone and find him very attractive. He finds you attractive. What he initially sees and finds attractive is usually you being yourself. So
Continue readingStoke the Marriage Flames with Mystery Dates and Trips
My husband Eric recently marked our shared calendar “Mystery Date.” I notice it and start to wonder. Where are we going? I won’t know until we get there, although he will give me some instructions,
Continue readingIn Relationships, You Reap What You Sow
It really is true. We get out of a relationship what we put into it. All relationships, be they with your spouse, children, parents, coworkers or friends. My marriage is fantastic! It hasn’t always
Continue readingMake Your Marriage a Negativity-Free Zone
When you are cranky or frustrated, do you blame someone else, like your spouse? Do you avoid intimacy or working out conflict by spending too much time on Facebook, watching a lot of television, doing
Continue readingFear Can Make You Boring
Have you ever pondered why some people are fascinating while others seem dreadfully boring? I have thought about this quite a bit. Whenever I have to spend time with someone who I find snoozy dull, I wonder,
Continue readingKind Speech is the Glue that Keeps Love Alive
How do you talk to your spouse? Do you speak as kindly as you would like to be spoken to most of the time? Or do you take him for granted and treat him like someone who isn’t very important? Really
Continue readingWatch Your Love Soar With Daily Caring Deeds
I was coaching a client this morning by telephone, when his wife walked into his office. She thought he didn’t have time for breakfast, so she brought him a bagel and coffee. I thought that was so
Continue readingChoices for a Happier Year
Whether you make New Year’s resolutions or not, it is always good to assess where you are with your life and the direction you want it to take. As Lewis Carroll said, “if you don’t know where
Continue reading6 Tips for NOT Gaining Weight This Holiday
6 Tips for NOT Gaining Weight This Holiday Most people gain at least couple of pounds over the holidays. This is not inevitable, however! You can enjoy holiday treats without overeating and gaining
Continue readingWhy Wait Until Next Year?
Every year, we all know at least one person who has made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight. It’s the first of the year, a fresh start, a new page. A huge percentage of these folks will start a
Continue readingIs Emotional Infidelity Worse Than A Physical Affair?
The media depicts a world where married couples seem incapable of being faithful to one another. It is a world in which lying to someone you love and cheating is glorified, sexy and exciting, while the
Continue readingGreat Spouses Aren’t Selfish–8 Ways to Overcome it
Over the next few months, I’ll be writing about personality traits and habits that can make a marriage succeed or fail. This week’s post is about selfishness. When we are teenagers,
Continue readingYou Can Be Self-Confident
You either have self-confidence or you don’t, right? Wrong. Anyone can develop self-confidence. You just have to be open to change. A great irony is that people who lack self-confidence are the same
Continue readingBack to Basics: 4 Tips for Being Authentic with Your Kids
As a parent, sometimes it seems like our kids just aren’t listening to us. Don’t let them fool you. We have no idea how much of what we say they absorb, assimilate and recall as adults. This
Continue readingIs Your Brain Like a Messy Closet?
Sometimes my brain reminds me of a messy closet. My closet has a bunch of new and old clothes and shoes and other stuff in it. Some of these clothes I wear all the time. Others I have literally forgotten
Continue readingThe Secret to Having the Body You Want
THE SIMPLE SECRET TO HAVING THE BODY YOU WANT As someone who spent most of her life being overweight while looking for the secret to being thinner, I found that the answer was a simple one. All I have
Continue readingThe Changing Job Description of “Mother”
Your daughter isn’t a kid anymore. She hasn’t lived at home for years, maybe even decades. You don’t want to be shut out of her life, but maybe you feel that way. Is it because you
Continue readingHow to Turn Off the Warning Sirens
There is nothing I have ever done in my life that has made me feel as vulnerable as becoming a mother. Not even falling in love. As parents, we are pretty much constantly concerned about the wellbeing
Continue readingLove Being the Peach
I love that quote circulating the Internet that says something like “you can be the sweetest, juiciest peach in the world, but there will always be someone who doesn’t like peaches.” I think
Continue readingCloseness and Conflict Resolution
There is a wealth of evidence that having close, loving relationships is crucial to our well-being and happiness. Researchers have found that people with strong social connections have less stress-related
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