6 Types of Emotional Baggage Between Siblings

Last week we shared some thoughts on the emotional baggage parents create in their children; this week our focus in on shared baggage between siblings. […]

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5 Ways Parents Create Emotional Baggage for Children

We recently started a new video series called Baggage Claim, focused on shared baggage in relationships. In this post, I will focus on the very […]

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3 Ways to Distinguish Love from Attachment

For the last year or so, it seems I’ve been surrounded by attachment. My own, and those of others. To be attached to someone or […]

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5 Tips about Accountability in Relationships

I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on accountability in personal relationships. In my latest book, The Relationship Standard: Five Ways to Know if any Relationship […]

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3 Ways Romantic Relationships Fail Us and How to Break Through

I’ve been reflecting a lot on relationships and how they can heal us, or serve as festering grounds for playing out harmful behavior patterns. Through […]

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2 Reasons to Stop Waiting to Reach out to Those You Care About

So often we want to wait until “later” to reach out to loved ones, because we are too busy right now. We think thoughts along […]

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Life’s Principles in Biomimicry 3: Being Locally Attuned and Responsive Part III

Previously, we shared two of the strategies of this life’s principle: leveraging cyclical processes and using readily available materials and energy. In this post, we […]

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3 Tips about Self-Care, Self-Respect, and Reciprocity

I’ve been reflecting lately on how we should deal with friends who no longer have time for us. Do you notice yourself reaching out, while […]

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9 Reasons We are More Alike than Different

As I reflect on a few recent activities, including reading a book about human civilization and watching a show about festivals, I am inspired to […]

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7 Signs of Child Abuse in Adult Relationships

I can’t help but detect patterns of behavior that stem from trauma. My own history of learning behavioral sciences, and being a survivor of child […]

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