After having our first child my wife would talk about how thirsty she was in the middle of the night when she was awake breastfeeding the baby. As a kind gesture I would make sure that she had a large glass of water at her bedside table every night before I went to bed. …
Romance is often portrayed and perceived as being an external force that takes over, makes decisions, and leads naturally and spontaneously into a state of dreamy enjoyment. All too frequently I hear couples say, “I shouldn’t have to force wanting to spend time with my partner. It should just happen naturally” or “If sex doesn’t …
When we are trying to overcome relationship challenges we can make things worse by trying to fix everything at once. The pattern of the way we relate to others has been established over many years. Many factors such as our upbringing, biology, personal experiences and relationship experiences, just to name a few, have a profound …
Much of the rhetoric in our society today focuses on what is best for the individual. Even when talking about a relationship many focus on “What’s in it for me?” When two individuals come together to form a relationship they are creating another entity that needs to be cared for. A healthy relationship has its …
Money. We love it. We hate it. We use it. We abuse it. We fight about it. We celebrate with it. It is a part of our daily lives in both seen and unseen ways. Managing our behavioral and our emotional response to money is challenging. When you combine the challenges that come with creating …
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There is much suffering that occurs in the world of relationships. Each one of us knowingly and unknowingly do things that cause varying degrees of suffering in others. The reality is that most of us become uncomfortable when a parent, child, partner, or friend tells us about the hurt, pain or suffering we have caused …
“The Union Station Yeller” It was shortly before the Thanksgiving Holiday a few years ago. As a family we were in Kansas City, MO visiting Science City, a children’s museum at Union Station. We had forgotten a blanket and pacifier for our infant son, so I ran back out to the car to get them. While …
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