Angry Men . . . Passive Women

Imagine a guy driving his speedboat down the river.  It’s a gorgeous day, the water is smooth like glass, and he’s zooming along having a great boat ride.  He thinks it’s the greatest day ever!  When he turns around to see his family in the boat, however, he realizes...

Who Do You Give Your Power To?

“Not today, Sister!”  These 3 words taught me a huge lesson once that will stick with me for life.  I had worked for months planning an employee event at my job and I was super pumped the day it was going down.  I was excited and walking around the building...

Pin The Tail On The Donkey

Are you sick of not getting your needs met?  Do you feel like you have been screaming at the top of your lungs, but your partner claims to have no idea what you want from them?  Do you feel hopeless that this equation will ever right itself?  Let me take a...

Stuffing & Suffering

Are you a Stuffer?  When something bad or unpleasant happens, do you dismiss it, minimize it, or just quit talking about it?  Maybe you try to talk about it, but, when met with resistance from your partner, you just give up?  Or, do you just avoid bringing up things...

Mirror, Mirror

When you look in the mirror, what do you see?  A good person who is kind, generous, and loving?  Do you see a good parent, spouse, son or daughter, employee, friend?  That’s what we all want to see, isn’t it?  It is very natural for us to want people to reflect back...