Issue #8 A small trick that can make starting therapy less scary. View on the Web -> Therapy is a place where you can pause and make sense of yourself so you can show up differently in all the relationships that matter most. Taking the step to make your first therapy appointment can be really hard. But you did it! You recognize you need help, and you’re asking for it. Bravo. Your next big challenge? Not talking yourself out of that first session. The vulnerability of inviting a stranger to...
22 days ago • 3 min read
Loving Bravely Newsletter When strength becomes a burden and rest becomes rebellion. View on the Web -> A roundup of the month’s thought-provoking discussions from my podcast, Reimagining Love. You’ve always been the one to keep going, no matter what. The strong one. The steady one. The one who holds it all together while quietly wondering how much longer you can keep carrying the weight. Everyone’s strength has its limits. What happens when the tricks that used to calm you stop working? When...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Loving Bravely #7 The Power of the Post Game: We had the fight. Now what? View on the Web -> You and your partner recently had a blow up. Voices rose, feelings got hurt, and then came a familiar rhythm: a cool down, an apology, forgiveness, and that moment you exhale and think, “Thank goodness that’s over.” Connection is repaired and life moves on. The fight becomes another thing of the past. If I could, this would be the moment I’d swoop in and pause the frame. One of the most overlooked...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Loving Bravely Newsletter A thriving relationship invites you to become more of who you are, not less. A roundup of the month’s thought-provoking discussions from my podcast, Reimagining Love. View on the Web -> You’ve got to co-create love that sees and celebrates all of you. “Just be yourself and the right person will love you.” 🙄 You hear it for the hundredth time, and you want to scream back: "But which self?" The anxious you or the confident you? The people-pleasing you or the...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Loving Bravely Issue #6 Missing It Before It’s Over? Me Too. View on the Web -> You're making dinner for your college aged kids on a Tuesday evening in August. The conversation around the table is easy, unhurried. Someone's telling a story about yesterday's adventure. The late afternoon light streaming through the window still feels like summer. But suddenly, you're not really there anymore. Instead, you're fast-forwarding to September, mentally rehearsing goodbyes that haven't happened yet,...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Loving Bravely Newsletter Wisdom for nurturing deeper relationships. A roundup of the month’s thought-provoking discussions from my podcast, Reimagining Love. View on the Web "Transform your relationship in 30 days!" You toss your phone to the side as you scroll past another article telling you that you aren’t doing enough to fix your relationship. Instead of a quick fix, I want to encourage you to think of your relationship as something that needs tending — something you care for, return to,...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Issue #5 Your relationship deserves a little summer fling energy View on the Web -> The early days of romantic relationships feel electric. Every interaction brings a new understanding of this person you can’t get enough of. You sneak kisses at backyard BBQs. Your heart races when they graze your hand. As time goes on, that spark gets a little less fiery as life logistics replace longing. It’s easy to forget what it felt like to be swept away. You don’t need someone new to feel something new....
4 months ago • 3 min read
Loving Bravely Newsletter Show up with curiosity in your relationships. A roundup of this month’s thought-provoking discussions from my podcast, Reimagining Love. View on the Web -> Some relationship challenges arrive quietly while others shake your foundation. What does it mean to love bravely when life doesn’t go as planned? This month on Reimagining Love, we explore how to develop the courage to sit with the complexity of the situation in front of you rather than rush toward easy answers....
4 months ago • 2 min read
Loving Bravely Issue #4 Why do we always end up fighting on family vacation? View on the Web -> Summer is here! You tell yourself: This is when we can slow down for a bit. This is when we reconnect with each other and disconnect from gestures around… all of this. The sun is shining, the out-of-office auto-reply is on, and you’re on day three of a family vacation, feeling like a supporting character in your partner’s life. Your partner is laughing with their siblings over coffee while you’re...
5 months ago • 3 min read