What Were The Odds?

The phrase “What were the odds?” often gets used in conjunction with some disaster or catastrophe.  However, it’s a perfect phrase to describe how I feel on this very momentous day in my life. Today is a VERY important anniversary in my life, and...

Getting More Bang For Your Bang

Ok, first of all, get your mind out of the gutter, now. The title of this piece is not what you think (though it’s not a bad objective in the realms of intimacy).  This is not going to be about how to improve your sex life, though if you pay attention to...

It’s More Than A River In Egypt

“Denial – a defense mechanism in which a person is faced with a fact that is too painful to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence. The subject may deny the reality of the unpleasant fact...

It Really IS All About The Love!

In the late Kate Wolf’s song, Give Yourself To Love, there’s a line that goes, “Love won’t give you everything, but it’ll give you what you need.” When you read that line, what comes up for you inside? At the wedding I wrote about...

Hiding Out in Oz

When you are looking at what makes your relationship(s) (oh hell…and life itself) challenging and difficult,  it will help to really examine the power and Modus Operandi of shame. It’s often been called the Master Emotion, and while it may not really be...

Are You On the Receiving End?

One of the biggest issues that shows up in the couples and individuals I work with, particularly in regards to their relationships, is where they are so challenged to comprehend what it means to receive. When you dig down even further with the issue, it becomes clear...