The holiday season is one of sensory stimulation, excitement, stress, a range of emotions, traditions, and memories. Our memories can provide solace but also sadness, especially if they remind us of past relationships that did not work out. Rather than go all Grinchy Scrooge on the holidays, realize that there are always new traditions to [read more]
Should I Stay or Should I Go: What’s Your Tipping Point?
Relationships, even the best of them, require care and attention. If you are in a relationship and like most people, you have had to work on things. It’s like keeping your body healthy. You can’t ignore it and expect it to be in top form. But, if you’ve been in triage mode for a long [read more]
Question: How can I end this streak of attracting narcissistic partners?
I’m very introverted by nature and not very good at reading people. In relationships I tend not to feel the need to lead hence I think I tend to attract narcissistic men. Needless to say my relationships all end very badly and dramatically because it takes time for me to figure the other person out. [read more]
6 Great Reasons to Date a Health Enthusiast
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]
Being in the Flow Part II — How it Creates Relationship Flow
Last week I wrote about being in the flow. Think about the Buddha’s river that I mentioned in that blog. If being in the flow is allowing the current of that river to take us, then imagine if our loved ones were with us in that peaceful river? You and I cannot push our partners [read more]
Falling in the Fall—The Joys of Autumn Romance
There is a reason I do not live at the equator. As much as a balmy climate has its perks, I am a sucker for the changing of the seasons. There is something truly magical about fall. The air has a crisp tang to it. The sky seems bluer. The smell of changing leaves and [read more]
What Now? How to Process Being Cheated On
The period after all the wondering, the realizations, the “conversation” is just as important as all the angsty mess that led up to it. In fact it is even more important. What happens next is all about your being okay. And maybe healing your relationship. This blog is the final installment in the four part [read more]
Is Your Partner Cheating? — How to Have that Conversation
Over the past two weeks, we’ve covered the signs of cheating and the reasons some people cheat. Now you are at the point that you are pretty darned sure your partner is having an affair. This is difficult to wrap your brain around. Until people experience it, few can understand how painful it is to [read more]