🔻 Pandemic wasn’t one of the vows. How to hunker down with someone and love them still. Right now, many people are holed up alone with just one person (plus maybe a couple of kids): the one they love and adore—the very same one who absolutely drives...
Read More♠ "Intuition can become mute, stifled, or drowned out when we find ourselves out of balance. Here are some ways to help you get grounded so that you can reconnect with that inner voice." Your intuition may make itself heard as a voice in your head—messages in...
Read More↓ This is a potent time for honoring the darkness that surrounds us, seeking the wisdom it holds, and creating space for light that is making its way into being. The Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, has passed. In front of us lies the...
Read MoreThe more you sleep, the more likely you are to be satisfied with your marriage. ↓ ↓↓ ↓ In his book Starship Troopers, science fiction author Robert Heinlein writes, “Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Nothing more. Nothing less.” In his bestselling 1959 book, his character is a recruit of...
Read MoreIt all comes down to two key efforts: conflict management and avoiding external threats. Why do some relationships go the distances, and others flame out? You could listen to 1,000 songs written on heartbreak and love—one of my current faves is Chris Stapleton’s “Nobody to Blame,”...
Read MoreEmotional Detox: Cleansing Intolerance through Emotional Connection I remember getting a lousy night’s sleep in a hotel room. The next day, I was so sleep deprived I felt like barking at the hotel staff, blaming them for putting me in a room next to the elevator....
Read More↓ What can your anger teach you about yourself for better relationships? Falling in love is awesome. And sometimes it’s awful. I’ve had a few pretty bad relationships in my time, and lately, I’ve been able to identify certain patterns that have come up time and again....
Read More↓ Feeling like you might throttle someone? Try these tactics instead. Ah, difficult people. There are passive aggressives—the ones who “forget” and put pork in a vegetarian’s dinner. Then there are the grumpy misanthropes, the abusive yellers, the self-centered narcissists, the Debbie Downers or Woe-Me-ers. If we’re...
Read MoreThe answer might not be what you’d expect ↓ We’ve all watched from the outside as a new relationship soured, yet someone stayed in the bad situation for a surprisingly long time. Maybe we’ve even exhibited that behavior ourselves. When someone’s gut is screaming out, “This won’t...
Read More↓ It's time to forgive your inner teenager. I’m simultaneously excited and disheartened about our country’s response to our teenagers speaking out about their fears, views, safety, and values. I’m glad that our youth are recognizing their power, and taking actions to make their needs known. I...
Read More◊ Gentleness with ourselves and our others sometimes means pushing back. ◊ My yoga practice is, essentially, a practice of relationship. When I show up to my yoga mat, I’m working on my relationship with my body. I’m listening to what it’s telling me, asking it questions, feeling...
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