“Happy marriages are based on a deep friendship, mutual respect and enjoyment of each others company.” –John Gottman I was taking my usual morning walk when I spotted an adorable elderly couple [...]
“If you avoid conflict to keep the peace you start a war inside yourself.” –Cheryl Richardson Beliefs about what it means to be a good person are very powerful. They can keep us from having and [...]
“Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.” –Brene Brown I looked into my client’s eyes, and I couldn’t believe I hadn’t seen it before. Behind her [...]
“The past does not cause the problem in the present. Recreating the problem in the present that might have been shaped in the past creates the problem.” –Michael Kerr I once counseled [...]
“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.” –Bob, in Lost in Translation Having a Strong Sense of Self It’s hard to have a strong sense of [...]