At one of our workshops , the women in the group all agreed that they grew up with the expectation that they would be “nice” and make everyone in the family feel good. They were not taught to speak their truth but rather hide what they were thinking in order to keep the peace.Most people […]

Talk about challenges! Not only did we “birth” our newest book Red Hot Love Relationships, but we put our house up for sale during this month.Getting the house ready to show to prospective buyers has been no small task because we had accumulated a lot of “stuff” over the many years we’ve lived here. So,

You may remember as a child singing the words “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine.” Recently, we bought Bruce Springsteen’s wonderful album and dvd “Live in Dublin” and one of the selections in this unique and compelling collection of folk songs is his version of “This Little Light of Mine.”Bruce

Several years ago, Susie attended a meeting of all women and one of the participants wistfully told them about the elk. According to this woman, the female elks live and raise their young in the company of other female elks. The male elks come around once a year, the females pick out the best males,

One of the challenges during the holiday season for many people is to actually enjoy get-togethers with family, friends, and co-workers and avoid relationship disasters. They get caught up in playing old roles and in old arguments before they realize what happened or they are so focused on “getting through the holidays” that they simply

Have you had it with being single and alone? Are you tired of romantic encounters that either lead nowhere or lead you places you don’t want to go? Are you ready to share your life and love with the mate of your dreams? If you answered “yes,” to any of these questions then you are

When we get into intimate relationships and find that “perfect soulmate,” we expect that our partner will be like-minded, have similar views, like to do the same things, have the same views on raising children, and the same ideas about spending money. The reality is that we are each separate individuals, with different backgrounds, belief

How do you find the motivation to change? What is the secret for making changes in our relationships and lives? Why does is usually take something “big” to  happen to us get us to shift from where we  are to something much better? The answers to these questions may surprise  you because… After learning to

The first day of spring is just around the corner and not coming a moment too soon. Because of the blizzard that dumped up to 20 inches of snow on us in central Ohio a couple of weeks ago, we’ve been up to our ears in snow and now the rains are here. Probably like

In this series, we’re looking at the “Relationship Blocks, Barriers and Blunders” to having the love, connection and relationships you really want. If you missed the previous articles, you can find them here: http://www.RelationshipGold.com/freearticles/index.htm As we thought about it, one of the biggest blocks to having the relationships that you want is this… Whatever it

As we’ve been thinking about this topic of relationship blocks, barriers and blunders, we realize that there is no end to the ways we all create blocks and barriers to having what we want in our lives. We’ve also been thinking about the fact that if you allow it to, anything (and we do mean

We’ve been talking a lot lately about barriers to love, connection and closeness in your relationships and… One thing we’ve discovered that’s important  in creating close, connected relationships is not only how we feel about ourselves but also how we feel about our body. Think about it… Do you love yourself? Do you love your

If there’s any part of you that wants more love or a better relationship and are wondering what you might want to do to create it… You’ll be excited to know that this is the first in a series of articles we’re going to write on the subject of “blocks, barriers and blunders” that keep

The holiday season is in full swing here in the US and that means many things to many different people. No matter what your thoughts, attitudes and beliefs are about holidays, there are two observations that we’ll share with you… 1) Everyone is different and 2) Everyone is just the same Here’s what we mean…

We all know how damaging lying is in a relationship. It erodes trust and can tear a couple apart. What you may or may not also know is that lying to yourself is just as destructive. When you lie to yourself, you build up stress, strain, tension and turmoil. You also base your decisions about