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#291 Divorce and Self-Worth

If ever there is a time in our lives when our self-worth seems like it's up for grabs, going through a divorce is it. It's a time when we question our judgment, our wisdom, our value, our...

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#290 Resentment and Contempt in Our Relationships

One-upping and one-downing in our relationships is so normal and expected for most of us, that we can often have a tough time recognizing when we are doing it. Here are two things to look for to...

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#289 Why Our Relationships Need Validation

Validation is something that we often seek from others to shore up our sense of self. And this never really works, because SELF-worth is something that can only be created within ourselves....

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#288 When You’re In a Tough Marriage

It's hard to know what to do when you're in a tough marriage.  You have tried so many things to make it better, and often it seems that despite your best efforts it's getting worse....

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#287 Equality In Your Relationships and Your Self-Worth

Our natural tendency as humans is to go into a one-up or a one-down approach in our relationships, especially when there is conflict.  And yet, this tactic is incredibly ineffective in helping...

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#286 How Miscommunication Destroys Relationships

Miscommunication is a silent killer in our relationships. The tricky part is, we often don't even realize we are miscommunicating, and yet it causes so many fights and so much frustration for us....

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#285 Trust & Betrayal

When we talk about betrayal in relationships, we most often think of the really big betrayals such as infidelity. But just as important are the small betrayals that can occur over and over in our...

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#284 Why Vulnerability Matters

Many of us grew up in homes where we didn't receive any training about vulnerability in relationships. We were fairly uneducated about emotions, and it has shown to be very detrimental in our...

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#283 How To Be A Better Partner

Sometimes our relationships can get difficult, or if not difficult, a little stale.  In those times it can be hard not to check out and show up in a way that nourishes our relationship....

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#282 What We Are Really Fighting About

Sometimes in our relationships we find ourselves fighting a lot.  The fascinating part about this is that what we're fighting about, isn't really what the fight is about.  We may think...

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#281 Mid-Life Sexuality with Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

 Learning to step into our God-given sexuality is a necessary step to coming into a sense of self.  And having a strong sense of self is vital in being able to create the life we are...

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#280 Living in Alignment

Living in alignment is a place where our thoughts and behaviors are aligned with our values.  Just because we are human we will get out of alignment, we will say and do things that hurt...

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