If you have ever given away too much of yourself in a relationship… If you have ever been in any type of unhealthy relationship… If you have ever felt the need to reclaim yourself… The song Lose You to Love Me will speak to you. The lyrics are simple yet profound. The quiet lyrical tone is…

It’s a challenge to have the proper level of respect in a relationship. Two different individuals from separate backgrounds and families are blending a lifetime of unique history. Therefore, it’s human nature to want to duplicate our own individual worlds. However, relationships demand that we adjust two worlds and combine them into a best possible…

The easy part of love is love. The hard part of love is people. People come from all different types of families. People come with all types of communication styles. People come with baggage. It’s not that love is difficult per say, but that great communicators are rare and disrespectful communicators far too common. This…

We encounter different individuals every day – many that exude what appears to be confidence. They present well, are capable and outwardly project a great sense of self. However, there are actually two types of confidence. What I refer to as ‘Confidence’ and ‘Graduated Confidence.’ Confidence: Confident people are generally those with good self-esteem. They…

I was nineteen when I met my husband. One night while we were walking the streets of Scranton, Pennsylvania, I made an announcement. I told him that if he was serous about me that he needed to know I was serious about one thing – and if he ever brought that one thing into our…

I often know what I am going to write my column about on a particular day, but then something shifts and changes my mind. I drive down the road with the radio blaring. The words from the song catch me. I have never heard it before, but it does what truly great songs and writing…

My marriage counselor is a saint. At the very least he has the patience of one. In the early days of counseling I would say that the writing was definitely on the wall. My marriage was over. My counselor knew it and deep down I knew it. The funny thing is that I was listening…

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