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THE PROBLEM WITH RECEIVING (part 1)

THE PROBLEM WITH RECEIVING (part 1)

by | Apr 26, 2023 | Blog

Years ago, I had a client who came to me looking for a relationship.  In our sessions, she confided that men hit on her quite often, but rarely wanted more than sex.  One afternoon she went clothes shopping with some girlfriends.  One of her...
POLE DANCING

POLE DANCING

by | Apr 20, 2023 | Blog

It is customary for clients who seek out my relationship coaching support to have either thin boundaries with others (difficulty saying no) or overcompensate with thick boundaries (avoiding intimacy and close relationships).  The dominant culture trains us to see...
LEADING THROUGH LOSS

LEADING THROUGH LOSS

by | Apr 9, 2023 | Blog

Over the last year, I’ve experienced several family losses. Interestingly, many in my circles are having similar experiences and yet relationship grief is not dinner conversation. It is not a topic we are culturally taught to connect over, at the water fountain, over...
IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE

IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE

by | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog

When my son was a teenager, we visited the Groeninge Museum in Bruges. There he was introduced to the art Hieronymus Bosch. Intrigued by the images of hell and damnation, he asked me to buy him a postcard of the Last Judgement. In three gory panels, it depicts God...