Communication –> Connection
If you want a deeply connected, intimate, passionate marriage, one area to evaluate is your communication with your partner. Most of the time, there’s room for improvement in that department. So often we get swept up in our schedules, and don’t put intentional effort into communicating. We might avoid having deeper conversations because they can […]
Vacay Mode 24/7
Tell me if this is true for you: When you go on vacation, you often feel better and happier. You’re more relaxed and present. And your partner seems somehow…better too? This is pretty common. We get into a new, amazing environment, when we travel. And that makes it super easy to think thoughts that we […]
Assuming the Best
Assuming the best ???? Tell me if you can relate to these scenarios: •Your husband is in a grumpy mood and you automatically assume that it’s about you. •Your partner doesn’t want to go to your work event and you assume that they are purposely trying to upset you or be difficult. •Your spouse didn’t […]
How Playful is Your Marriage?
Listen, I know it’s really easy to get stuck in a rut. Go to work. Come home tired. Get household and kid things done (and not enjoy them at all, because you’re tired/feeling obligated/getting resentful). Go to bed. Get up and do it again. Rinse and repeat. ????THIS IS NOT THE POINT of this beautiful […]
Relationships As Our Mirrors
“Relationship is the mirror in which you see yourself as you are.” -from Relationships to Oneself, to Others, to the World by Jiddu Krishnamurti I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, specifically in the context of my romantic relationships. It’s so clear to me now that every significant partnership I’ve been in has catalyzed […]
The Arrival Fallacy
Did you assume that your life would be magically perfect once you finished training? I know I did. I fully believed that once I finished my fellowship and became an attending, everything in my life would just fall right into place. Somehow my finances would be simple, my marriage would be great, I would […]
Let’s Talk About Debt
I recently attended the high-level, life-changing Business Image Mastermind, hosted by my favorite mentor, Tonya Leigh. While there, I also had the honor of being coached by none other than Brooke Castillo of The Life Coach School. So so cool. We were talking about money, and Brooke coached me on my thoughts about my 6-figure […]