Most of us have personal health goals. Some of us have an easier time reaching those goals than others. Does it matter who you partner with when it comes to health? Well, actually…it can. Mary, an alternative health practitioner who was successfully treating her own auto-immune disease with nutrition, fell in love with, and married, [read more]
Stack the Love Deck in Your Favor by Sharing Core Values
A little over a year ago my client, Jen, fell in love—hard—with Paul. Paul was exciting, smart, handsome, confident, and he adored her. Paul’s work was demanding, and on weekends he loved to be outside, taking adventures with Jen. They would fly out to Wyoming to ski, they’d hike through the Great Smokies for a [read more]
Question: I am in love with someone who considers me only a friend. What should I do?
I am in love with someone who considers me only a friend. In fact, Deirdre and I are very close as friends, and she knows how I feel. She has romantic relationships with men but I can’t seem to feel anything for another woman because of how I feel for her. What should I do? [read more]
Married at First Sight—What’s the Takeaway?
People like you and me, who live in the Western world where arranged marriages faded into nonexistence long ago, often have a bit of a fascination with the concept. Given all the time, stress, energy, and expense we go through to meet someone, date, break up, start over, all in an effort to find “the [read more]
Being Open to Love
George Sand, the French novelist whose real name was Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, was never at a loss for love, romance, or a thrilling liaison with a man of notable talent and stature (such as Frederic Chopin, for example). She once wrote: “There is only one happiness in life—to love and be loved.” For people, like Sand, [read more]
Why Emotional Security is #1 in a Relationship
My client Virginia originally called me to help her navigate a difficult relationship. She loved Pat so much it was painful. The problem was, it actually was painful. She never knew when he was going to pull the rug out from under her. One day he was understanding and supportive, telling her how much he [read more]
Romance—It’s Alive and Well and Ready for Action
What does romance mean? No matter how many dictionaries you consult, you’ll get a lot of different definitions. But essentially, romance relates to the feelings of pleasure and comfort, or even mystery and longing, that are associated with a person you love and are in a relationship with. Romance, for our purposes, relates to the [read more]
Reaching Accord: How the Power Struggle Stage Can Create Relationship Growth
A few weeks ago, I got a call from Eric. He needed coaching, he said, because his perfect relationship was suddenly not-so-perfect, and he did not have a clue what was going on. He was grieving for what he saw as the loss of his ideal relationship. He told me: “Gillian and I fell passionately [read more]