Apr 28, 2020

“It’s the little things done often that make the difference.”

This is my favorite quote from the world’s most notable marriage researcher, Dr. John Gottman. 

It’s easy to dismiss the quote as a great soundbite and miss all the wisdom that’s packed into it. So I want to spend a minute and tell you how this...

Apr 21, 2020

“5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 0. All engine running… Liftoff! We have a liftoff!”

In the summer of 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldren, and Michael Collins were strapped to the tip of a rocket containing over 500,000 pounds of fuel, staring at the sky. 

The burners had been lit, and the rocket catapulted them towards a mission...

Apr 14, 2020

A reader reached out to me a few weeks ago.

“My husband hasn’t talked to me in 3 days. We had an argument, and he just shut me out. Is that normal? I want to talk about it… but maybe he still needs time to process. Maybe I just need to lower my expectations.”

If I had a dollar for every time I had someone talk...

Apr 7, 2020

Gerritt was working long hours as a police officer.

The job was intense and stressful.

He’d come home at the end of the day exhausted after a long 13-hour shift, dealing with criminals and paperwork.

He’d walk through the door, and it often felt like he was just met with a to-do list from his wife.

He could tell his...