1. Create Rituals of Connection What are rituals of connection? Dr. John Gottman discusses the importance of creating ways to connect to each other. Creating rituals is important because it creates a commitment to each other; our rituals form a spoken and unspoken agreement to come together and honor the relationship, creating an intimate connection …
This week is my birthday week and so I thought I would write about celebrating life. This year marks a year of growth and change. I have been so thankful for all the ups and downs in my life, and the lessons and gifts that came with those ups and downs. Today’s is a short …
What are your hopes and dreams? And, when was the last time you and your partner talked about your hopes and dreams? These are important questions to ask. Why? Because talking about your hopes and dreams is a big part of how you make a connection in your relationship. You might be asking what does …
What is self-love? I often get asked this question.Why do people think self-love is the answer to my pain?How can self-love help me heal?Isn’t self-love selfish?These are some of the other questions that come up when the topic of self-love comes up. Clients often ask me to describe what self-love means. I often receive questioning …
As the 4th of July approaches, I thought I would focus on family time, rituals and traditions. The 4th of July is a celebration of the birth of our nation and our independence. For the most part, we get together with friends and family, celebrating with our traditions and, at the end of the night, …
I got to thinking this past week about how at times we run away from failure. We ignore, we distance and we go into denial that we are going to fail at some things at different stages in our life. We strive for perfection even though it’s an impossible goal, because in reality no one …
Today I want to talk about fear. How many times in life have we stopped doing something because we were afraid? I’m sure you have heard the quote, “What would your life be like if you weren’t afraid?” I often challenge myself to face my fears. There have also been times when I opted out …
Today’s blog is dedicated to creating experiences. What does this mean? It means that we need to stop and take moments to create experiences that make us smile, breath, or find joy…to create good memories or make ourselves proud. I recently had the privilege to go on a vacation with my family. We experienced new …
Value — what does this word mean to you? According to the dictionary ‘value’ means: the regard that something is held to deserve: the importance, worth, or usefulness of something, or one’s judgement of what is important in life. When I think about what I value, I consider what is important to me, worthy of …
What motivates you? What keeps you going? How do you pick yourself up after you made a mistake or failed at something? These past few days, I got to thinking about these questions and the importance of not giving up. We’ve all felt like not moving forward at times. Most of us have experienced a …
