Truth: A Palestinian and an Israeli.... Before I go any further, how many of you have already taken sides on this issue before I've even shared the story? Last week I had the privilege of attending a presentation titled “Two Truths, One Heart.” The speakers, a...
Your Uniqueness is Your Strength
Julia Child (American chef, author, and tv personality) and her husband, Paul, created a tradition spanning two and a half decades: sending Valentine's Day cards to their friends. It was born of the fact that they could never quite get themselves organized in time to...
Don’t get caught in the monkey trap
We are full swing into the month of Love…. In Jon Kabat-Zinn's book “Full Catastrophe Living,” is a tale of clever monkey-catching techniques from India. Hunters carve a hole in the coconut just large enough for a monkey’s hand, then wire it to a tree...
How you do one thing….
7 seconds. That's the average time a person spends in front of a museum painting. In the Renaissance, artists devoted 2-4 years to a masterpiece, yet viewers engage for just 7 seconds. Why? It's the time a painting takes to speak to you, drawing you into its world or...
The Way to Love, by design
There is much hype on social media about what is needed to REALLY succeed in relationships. I hear about how overwhelming this is every time I connect with a new potential client for the Your Love by Design Training Programs. I get it because, one, we are...
The First Step to Believing
How does a girl who confused obeyance, shame, abuse, and neglect for Love, become a Heart Coach? I knew of Love’s existence. It was as elusive as the extinct, unimaginable Dodo birds. But Mamie and Pépère Martin, the couple who welcomed my mother to France...
Love….Because…..
On this Hallows Eve, our world at sixes and sevens (as my husband would say), I'm called to share someone else's words aside from my own. It would seem in this moment, this poem captures both the sentiment and the rallying cry the times demand for. It invites to stand...
The Path to Relational Mastery: Responsibility
In the complex world of relationships, a profound truth often overlooked serves as the foundation for true mastery: self-awareness and taking full responsibility are the keys to successful connections. As a seasoned Heart Coach, I've had the privilege of guiding...
Embracing the Season of Wintering
"In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." - Albert Camus As Fall graces our home, I ponder the profound wisdom of these words. For my husband and me, Fall is typically a season of bustling activity: stacking wood,...
Deep transformation
In the words of Rumi, "Your task is not to seek for love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." Recently, I embarked on a truly unique journey with a client. It was a departure from my usual coaching approach that...