“Why does she have to be such a bitch?” Well I said, I can say she is, but would you rather be happy, or rather be right?

Let’s keep it real, infidelity, and cheating on your partner is not O.K, it is almost or maybe even reprehensible. But what happens when you choose to take the person back? I’m sorry but it is not a life sentence for your partner?

The other day I was talking with a friend about a relationship disappointment. It was how he was describing his relationship with an ex when I looked at him and said, you should want someone that looks at you, smiles, and that smile is just as big as yours.

In today’s blog, I discuss how in therapy you can use the room to set goals for yourself, think about not failing, and the exact actions you’d take if you knew you could not fail.

As men, and of course as women, we all go through challenges, we all have things that bother us. What is truly important is being present with it, putting it in the room, and then figuring it out (slowly, and just a little).

Why household chores can either be something you bicker about? Or something very small that truly adds up as acts of love!

Sometimes we make a lot of progress, significant progress on something we really want. At the same time the struggle to keep going with that progress can be a lot and takes us back to our norm, a place we want to avoid.

Why it is important to just put it out there, and then see what happens.

Own your shit: Hey I know I can get angry, and I have to do better. Also at the same time, I’m thinking about what it is that gets me angry, and I have to say I notice when we argue you do talk over me, or put down my opinion, and it really gets to me.

When we aren’t happy with the results we have not gotten yet, it is so important emotionally, and also logically to ask ourselves why.

Understanding Risk is about understanding what we want, and acknowledging what might stop us, then taking small steps to eliminate those risks.

If you have just said something about your spouse or significant other, and have an Oh Crap moment, you might be wondering what is next.