Quick story for you: When I was younger, like most kids, I LOVED going to the playground. One day I was swinging along the monkey bars when I fell hard and chipped my tooth. It was a really painful experience! It was one of those childhood moments where your carefree world is shattered as you […]

Relationships almost always start out full of love and hope for the future. But lasting, happy relationships filled with growth and intimacy are rare. Why does it feel like long-term love and companionship are…so hard to create? Some blame it on the ending of “the honeymoon” period… Some blame it on lousy communication… Some even […]

“I love you” is a complicated phrase. When used at the wrong point in a relationship, it can really throw a wrench in things. Have you ever had a guy tell you “I love you…” before you were ready to say the same? And whereas before everything was going smoothly, suddenly things become awkward and […]

I want to talk to you about something the younger generation calls “trauma dumping”. You may have experienced this, or even done it unknowingly, in the early stages of dating someone. What is trauma dumping? Trauma dumping is when someone unloads a lot of their trauma on you – in most cases, without warning or […]

We’re going to talk about something today that everybody hates but that everybody also deals with at some point in their life… Rejection. Love is this strange and powerful thing that requires our vulnerability, but the tricky part about the equation is that offering vulnerability doesn’t always end in love. Through the process of searching […]

Have you ever noticed yourself attracting difficult relationships and wonder why? Many of my clients struggle with this and it often leads to these women feeling super frustrated with the dating scene. I’ll get to that pull-your-hair-out level frustration with dating in a moment, but first, let’s recognize WHY you keep attracting difficult men and complicated relationships. Here are […]

Have you ever had a guy tell you, “I don’t know what I want”? Women HATE to hear those six little words from someone they are dating! They leave you completely in the dark, insecure and with no clue what is ACTUALLY going on in his mind. You’re left with your head spinning and wondering what you are […]