Guidelines for setting intentions for a strong and healthy relationship. As 2023 begins many of us will take the time to make New Year’s Resolutions.  These resolutions often involve losing those extra pounds that we gained over the holidays, getting out of debt, or getting into a relationship (or strengthening the one we are in).  […]

People are complex, a combination of emotions, beliefs, points of view, family, and cultural backgrounds. When we join with another to form a relationship, we bring all that complexity together.  No wonder being in a relationship can be a tricky business. While emotions are the very foundation of our relationships they are very often overlooked […]

I recently got a feisty, “I’m in charge” kind of pup, and boy has Cleo been a challenge to train! In the process of working with a wonderful dog trainer she recommended a book by Dr. Patricia McConnell, The Other End of the Leash.  While reading this book I noticed some surprising similarities between what […]

Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.  With the growth of brain science and research we now know that humans have mirror neurons that allow us to have a sense of what others are feeling.  In essence, we see another, imagine what they may be feeling, which is […]

There are a multitude of distractions in today’s world.  Work, family, friends, and sports activities leave people feeling that there are hardly enough hours in the day.  No wonder so many of the couples that I work with report that they don’t spend much time together and therefore lack the feelings that come from being […]