What Can Come From Heartbreak? (3 min read)

What Can Come From Heartbreak? (3 min read)

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This is the paper mâché heart a dear friend made me after the biggest heartbreak of my life. I give that heartbreak a lot of credit for the beautiful committed relationship I’m in now. Or to be more accurate, the way I responded to it. In my late 30’s, after many...
Saying Yes to a Love Relationship? Part 3 of 3

Saying Yes to a Love Relationship? Part 3 of 3

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Part 1 of this blog series looked at how essential it is to have healthy personal boundaries to meet a suitable partner for a romantic relationship. Part 2 explored why we need a healthy Yes and No as we begin to connect with someone more deeply and move into the...
Saying Yes to a Love Relationship? Part 3 of 3

Saying Yes to a Love Relationship? Part 2 of 3

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Part 1 of this blog series looked at how essential it is to have healthy personal boundaries when you are open to meeting a suitable partner for a love relationship. What we say “Yes” to and what we say “No” to in life does, after all, shape our experience. This part...
Saying Yes to a Love Relationship? Part 3 of 3

Saying YES to a Love Relationship? Part 1 of 3

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Let’s start with NO. Saying NO to something you don’t want can be a way of saying YES to yourself, and what you DO want. For example, saying No to going out for dinner because you’d rather stay at home and read a book means you are free to do just that, stay at home...
The Heart of Vulnerability

The Heart of Vulnerability

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What do you think of when you hear the word vulnerability? In the past, I would have thought of it as weakness; and definitely something I should try hard to avoid. These days I am much more inclined to see my natural human vulnerability as a beautiful aspect of who I...