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4 Life Lessons I’m Teaching Our Son After 20 years as a Therapist
4 Life Lessons I’m Teaching Our Son After 20 years as a Therapist

After 20 years as a therapist observing the challenges, my male clients have experienced in their relationships, it opens up some unique conversations to have with our teenage son. #1 Your emotions are not signs of weakness Expressing your feelings leads you toward a...

How to Live 10 Years Longer
How to Live 10 Years Longer

Couples who learn the skills of 'arguing well' not only reduce conflict in their homes but can also live 10 years longer than couples who don’t. We can achieve this by understanding what the argument is truly about and how we can end that repetitive argument for good....

Your Past Comes Alive in Your Present
Your Past Comes Alive in Your Present

The latest epigenetic research tells us that we inherit a family imprint. With new discoveries in epigenetics now making headlines, many of us are wondering how this may be influencing our own lives. We receive our lives from our parents along with our love imprint,...

When Your Relationship ‘feels like home’ Even Though Home Hurts
When Your Relationship ‘feels like home’ Even Though Home Hurts

We all know that ‘click’ when we connect with that special someone, our heart races, we lean into whatever they are saying, we can’t wait to see them again. Attraction in adulthood is the activation of our earliest attachment patterns. It’s like our body saying...

Stillness Quote
Stillness Quote

"Whenever a flow of consciousness moves up from the depths of stillness, great transformation can occur with dramatic speed." Have you been seeking a way to find more stillness in your life? Are there aspects of your relationship or in your life that are in need of...

Understand Your Love Blueprint
Understand Your Love Blueprint

Did you know that the quality of your parents and grandparent's marriages creates your subconscious beliefs and relationship patterns and directly impact the quality of your relationships today? Understanding your “Love Blueprint,” how you are wired to love, who you...

Power, Money & Intergenerational Trauma
Power, Money & Intergenerational Trauma

The Murdaugh family, an influential family in South Carolina, whose son, father, grandfather and great-grandfather all served as the top prosecutors across the state. This tragedy highlights the intergenerational dynamic within families that can be amplified by those...

It was great to be a guest on The Love Fix podcast, with Sherry and Carla, they start the show talking about Khloe Kardashian and her continued relationship with Tristan Thompson, along with what we can take away from their patterns. My interview begins at the 10 min...

Quenching the Need for Love with Coca~Cola
Quenching the Need for Love with Coca~Cola

As our session began, Gloria shared “I’ve been drinking 3 - 5 Coke’s since my teens … so I guess I’m coming close to 30 years now. I stopped for awhile, I don’t think my stomach could take anymore. When the habit took hold again, I decided Diet Coke could be a better...

The 3 Invisible Forces Affecting Your Business and Relationships
The 3 Invisible Forces Affecting Your Business and Relationships

In the episode you’ll hear: 🌟The scientific study of epigenetics and how your DNA affects you beyond your visible traits 🌟Your Ancestral Alarm Clock and its influences on the decisions we make in business, our earning capacity and/or our relationships 🌟Which aspects...

How Much Happy Is in Your Holidays ?
How Much Happy Is in Your Holidays ?

~Happy Holidays~ Each year, around this time, many of my clients express to me their uneasiness about the holiday season. Many enter the season holding sadness about a missing family member, pain about unresolved relationships, and uncertainty about what to do to...

Do You Give Too Much?      
Do You Give Too Much?      

What if you had insights into your earliest experiences in life, to give you clues for why you need what you do in your relationships?  What the body remembers leaves clues for the challenges we face today. Lauren came into my office wanting to explore what had...

Our Love Imprint
Our Love Imprint

As I turn on my computer to log in for the first session with Leanne and Chris, before anyone says a word, I notice right away how tight her mouth is and sad her eyes are. I notice Chris settles uncomfortably into his chair, it was clear to see how unsure he felt...

The Secrets of Fertility Over 35
The Secrets of Fertility Over 35

She sat down in my office as if the weight of the world was on her shoulders. In a quiet tone of voice, she began our session “we’ve been trying for almost 6 years now. I don’t know how much I’ve got left to keep going.  Our marriage is strained, our financial...