Walking on Eggshells

Walking on Eggshells

My clients often tell me about people in their lives who are challenging and thus cause them to walk on eggshells. My question to my clients is always, “Whose eggshells are they?” I’m not being facetious when I say that. (Okay, maybe a little bit.) But what I’m really...
Hard Conversations

Hard Conversations

A few years ago, I met a wonderful, engaging woman who was part of a business entrepreneurs’ group that I was in. We made an instant connection. Although she lived in New York, we maintained an online and over the phone friendship while only seeing each other a couple...
Interesting or Interested?

Interesting or Interested?

A friend of mine, who is relatively new to the dating scene, told me about a date she recently had. She said her date was very interesting and intelligent, but did not ask her one question about herself. Not one. Needless to say, my friend didn’t go on a second date...
Stabbing Each Other in the Vulnerabilities

Stabbing Each Other in the Vulnerabilities

When working with a married couple recently, we discussed the concept of how couples can be really good at emotionally poking each other where it hurts the most. It got me to thinking that it doesn’t make sense we do this to the one we supposedly love the most, yet I...