By Lisa Brick

Once divorce is settled, life has become more predictable, and you are feeling ready to open yourself up to meeting new people the next step is often asking yourself what you want now, why you want it, and how you can intentionally create it?

Something is missing though, something i...

If  you are seeking marriage counseling consider the following:

How long it's been since you were truly happy in your marriage? Has a sudden change in you or your spouse turned your marriage upside down and left you unsure of your future?

Below, we will examine the differences between marriage cou...

By Lisa Brick

Shortly we will be celebrating Christmas

We will be with family we haven’t seen for a while as well as family we see every day.  Some of us will be without family we used to have who have passed on, moved away and aren’t able to make it back, or dropped out from fall out.  When you...

We discussed Awareness as the first step toward peace…a practice of mindfulness or witnessing our thoughts, feelings and actions.  Instead of seeing things as happening to us, when we are aware or conscious of our part in every circumstance, we realize we have choices.  Awareness Enlightens us so th...

A guest post by Sara Klar.  Her personal journey

It happened just rounding 4 years ago this summer that John, my long term partner of 12 years, checked out of our relationship.  Suddenly he stopped calling throughout the day to share, plan, and relay goings on as he had always done. Suddenly he tol...

By Karen McMahon

Awareness is the first step in becoming conscious of our role in every upset.  It is the beginning of witnessing our own perspectives and behaviors…the practice of ‘mindfulness’. 

We have all been there, living in a place of fear and self-doubt or anger and frustration; being to...

By Karen McMahon

When circumstances happen in our lives that are contrary to our dreams, our natural reaction is to resist.  I have recently written about acceptance of the people in our lives for who they are and the circumstances for what they are.  That is much easier said than done.

Follo...

By Lisa Brick

How possible do you think it is to be in a relationship where you listen and are listened to, intimacy and freedom exist simultaneously, where the sex consistently blows you away, and your partnership is so rewarding you experience it as a privilege?

It is.  As an acupuncturist and...

By Karen McMahon

Do you feel stuck in the past? Do you find that you are having trouble starting over?  What if the very thing that was keeping you stuck had to do with you and your unwillingness to forgive yourself for being…human?

On of my coaching groups was talking about starting over after ...

By Karen McMahon

Accepting how people show up in our relationships

One of the most liberating action steps that we can take in ALL our relationships is to accept others as they are.  It is the first step to living in peace with our ex, teenagers, mother, etc.

EVEN if that person is hurtful, ...

By Lisa Brick

There are almost always signs of deceit that announce that those around us are less than honest, trustworthy, or caring in a way that is healthy for all involved.  Knowing what the signs of deceit are can help you to avoid the fires of trust betrayed that burn so deeply and cause so...

By Lisa Brick

A major issue around divorce is trust, particularly trust betrayed and the question of "How can I ever trust again?" Let's examine what we commonly refer to as "trust" and explore, given what we consider trust is, if it is wiser to ‘fogetaboutit’, at least as we've been practicing it,...