When things fall apart do you have people in your life that are willing to take a stand for you? When you see a family member or friend spiraling out of control are you willing to take a stand for them? It is not always easy to hear someone’s perception of what we ...Read More

We are in a transition in our family that has inspired this months theme, Letting Go With Love. Our oldest child, Angelo, who is 20 and been away at college in Seattle for the past two years, has decided to stay in Seattle and work this summer. We celebrate his move toward ...Read More

Pathways to Radiant Loving Often in our work, when couples are stuck in a conflict, each not willing to let go of their point of view, we ask a simple question. Would you rather be right or loved? It is a question that always gets their attention. Whenever we hold on righteously, so sure of ...Read More

It is so easy to notice what is wrong with those we love. So today, how might you bring your attention to appreciation? In the mindful practice of appreciation we give those we love a great gift. With every expressed appreciation, they are bathed in our positive energy. That positivity then flows back to us. ...Read More

For as long as humans have had marriage and partnership, infidelity has existed as the dark sibling. Throughout time, women and men have risked everything, even torture or death (particularly for women) if their tryst was discovered; all this in order to pursue the overwhelming passion they felt for someone who was not their ...Read More

Around the world people ask what is love? Psychologists have concluded that the need to feel loved is one of the most basic human emotional needs. From early infancy, children learn that when they cry and are held or hungry and are fed, they develop the sense that he or she belongs and is ...Read More

When we first fall in love, there is a delicious mix of hormones and excitement that marks this time of getting to know someone new. Fascinated by the other, we think of them endlessly and want to be with them all the time. We see all that is good, and turn a blind ...Read More

As women, we are all about relationships. It is often what we feel gives meaning to our lives. Yet, relationships also provide some of our greatest challenges. With intimate partnerships or marriages, the promise of “happily ever after” can feel elusive when it comes to the day to day of living ...Read More