The Courage to Love Someone Who Doesn’t Love You Back

The Courage to Love Someone Who Doesn’t Love You Back “Walking down the aisle to the man of my dreams was almost more than I could fully embrace. I loved him with every ounce of my being and had never loved that way before. And I’m convinced that I will never love that way again!” […]

The Courage to Love When Addiction or Mental Illness Is Involved

“I love him. I really do. I try to show him in every way possible. But it goes unnoticed or rejected … I’m weary of the drinking, I’m beaten up by the unpredictability of his bipolar spectrum swings, and he thinks it’s all me. I’m afraid the courage to love is running out. Can you […]

The Courage to Love in the Face of Conflict

“I think she would agree that I brought my ‘A Game’ this week in my courage to love. But it goes straight to hell in a handbasket when we get into disagreements.” His wife immediately responded: “I know that’s right!” I shared about this wonderful man last week in my blog, entitled “Tthe Courage to […]

The Courage to Really Love!

“I know you say that frustration and challenges are an invitation to intimacy. But I don’t get that. And it doesn’t work in our relationship. So what am I supposed to do next?” my client asked in total exasperation.   “It takes a lot of courage to come and ask what you’re supposed to do,” […]

According to Your Faith

“I had no idea that my faith, about expecting the worst, was actually creating the worst,” my client said with exasperation! I waited. Moanfully she said, “That moment in your webinar was a game changer for me. I always believed that if I expected the worst, that anything better than that would be great. Little […]

Do You Need A Breakthrough?

“I scheduled this premium appointment because I simply must have a breakthrough in my life. Like my life is deteriorating before my eyes! I hope you can understand that this is not just something I desire, but something I simply must have!” my returning client from years ago proclaimed. She had come through my outpatient […]

Being Fully Present: What It Says About YOU

“Is it selfish of me to long for my husband’s presence? I pour out my presence on him all day long. And if I get one minute of his presence a day, I feel lucky! Am I just a self-absorbed person to want that,” my client asked as she wiped away tears after she could […]