Have you ever felt deep down in your gut that you are supposed to say something hard to someone, and you aren’t sure how they are going to receive it? Maybe it’s a warning to a friend who is involved in some unhealthy habits. Maybe it's a coworker that’s out of line....
"How long has it been since we…" Has your wife ever started with those words and you knew what was coming next? Just once you you hoped she continued with: "…invited the guys over for beverages around a bonfire?" "…revisited the idea of converting the basement into a...
Do you remember any books you read from the 5th grade? Maybe it was a Choose Your Own Adventure tale, 101 Ways to Eat Fried Worms, or the one about a Lion, a Witch, and a Wardrobe. The one that immediately comes to my mind? How to Win Friends and Influence People by...
Hey, guys – you already know your wives want and need lots of verbal affirmation from you, right? That’s pretty much Marriage 101. But, as a wife for more than 2 decades and a girl for a few more decades than that, I have to tell you that you still might have this one...
I get to approach this conversation from two perspectives. The first is that I have been a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and personal development coach for the last 10 years. I have worked with hundreds of men on the topic of anger and how to handle those...
UNCOMMEN Husbands are Thermostats not Thermometers. I have a gift. I can take my wife’s emotional temperature from across the room. When she is hot (and I don’t mean ready to slip between the sheets with me), I seek a cooler climate, perhaps on the deck with an iced...