Why the first few minutes when you walk in the door matter and how to use them to deepen connection The Everyday Transition That Sets the Tone How do you and your partner greet each other when one of you walks in from work? Is it cinematic, full of warmth and smiles, or … [Read more...] about From Work to Welcome Home: How to Make Your Reunion Moment a Relationship Win
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Life is a Circular— Learning to Build Margin Again
Life is circular, and therefore, setbacks are inevitable. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9) Two and a half decades ago, I had to completely change my life. Honestly, life becoming … [Read more...] about Life is a Circular— Learning to Build Margin Again
Therapy in Pictures: Part One
Part One: The Bicycle Wheel If you think in pictures or like analogies, I’m the therapist for you. Sometimes pictures really are worth a thousand words, and when getting to the heart of the matter, visualizing something can be super helpful. Picture a wheel on a … [Read more...] about Therapy in Pictures: Part One
New Year Old Friends
A quick guide to maintaining adult friendships in the new year. Yesterday I had a cancellation for my 11:30 session. I thought about a sandwich I like to eat and my friend who introduced me to it. I picked up the phone and called her. Her: Hey. What are you doing? Me: Do … [Read more...] about New Year Old Friends
The Phone Call: I Have to Work Late
The Problem Around ten years into our marriage, my wife and I were arguing daily about a subject that many couples face. We had three preschoolers at the time. This phone call may sound familiar to you: Me: “I have to stay at work late. . . … [Read more...] about The Phone Call: I Have to Work Late
