When we think about honesty in relationships, the focus is often on being truthful about our actions, feelings, or intentions. 

But there’s another form of honesty that’s just as important, yet often overlooked: the honesty of asking for what you need.

This applies to all kinds of relationships—ro...

Are you feeling a sense of disconnection in your relationship?

Are you also navigating menopause or perimenopause? 

Have you considered that there might be a connection between the two?

If that sounds surprising, you’re not alone. 

Most of us know about the physical symptoms of menopause—the hot...

I see this mistake time and time again: couples realize they’re unhappy with a pattern in their relationship and agree something needs to change. They’ll have a heart-to-heart, maybe even make a vow to each other to do things differently. But then… they stop there.

They think that simply wanting a ...

It’s heartbreaking to feel like you’re fighting for your marriage alone.

You’re not ready to give up—you love your spouse, and you believe there’s something worth saving.

But you’re also unsure if they’re willing to do the work.

If this is where you are right now, I want you to know two things:

In the first part of this series, we explored how relationship ambivalence—being stuck between staying or leaving—can paralyze your life.

We also started unpacking some of the biggest reasons people stay in this painful limbo, like feeling that their spouse won’t participate or thinking they don’t ...

If you're reading this, you may find yourself in a place where you're torn between staying in your marriage or leaving. 

It's that agonizing back-and-forth, the constant inner debate, that makes you feel like you're losing yourself and your peace. 

Maybe you’ve been asking yourself, "Should I stay...

We all know fear.

It’s that tight knot in your stomach, the voice in your head whispering doubts, the weight that keeps you from taking the next step.

Fear has a sneaky way of showing up in our lives, especially when we’re faced with big decisions about our relationships. It can make us second-gue...

Navigating divorce can feel like walking through a minefield.

For many, the process is filled with emotional turmoil, financial strain, and the daunting sense that every decision could have long-lasting consequences.

Because every decision does have long-lasting consequences.

As someone who has s...

Have you ever looked in the mirror and not recognized yourself...?

You're not alone.

When people enter a relationship, especially a marriage, it’s easy to become so focused on the other person and the relationship itself that they lose sight of themselves.

It often starts with good intentions.

Y...

"No day shall erase you from the memory of time."
— Virgil, The Aeneid

September 11, 2001, is a day etched into the collective memory of our world.

A day of profound loss and heartbreak.

It’s hard to believe that twenty-three years have passed since the fall of the Twin Towers, yet for many, t...

"Change your thoughts, and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale

I didn't look for life coaching.  It found me.

When I first stumbled upon life coaching, I had no idea it would lead to one of the most profound transformations of my life.

I had never even heard of "life coaching" befo...

Ahhh, September...

There's something about this time of year that feels like "possibility" to me.

Maybe it's the fact that for nearly 20 years of my life, September brought newness with it.  New teachers, new classes, new notebooks.  Sometimes a new school.  It always felt like a clean slate to me...