The Passion Paradox in Long-Term Relationships with Dr. Emily Jamea

Years ago, I was terrified of opening the mail. Email was easier for me, but it rubbed up against the same nerve. And voicemail? Forget it. I hated checking voicemail so much that I was one of the earliest adopters of having it translated to email – the absence of ...

If you find yourself having the same issues in your relationships – intimate or platonic – it’s not a coincidence: It’s a lack of self-awareness.  People with self-awareness know what their strengths and weaknesses are, and they know how those weaknesses affect others.  You have opportunities on a daily basis ...

Over the last few weeks my wife’s behavior has changed. She has been hanging out with friends almost every night, not coming home until 6AM, having sleepovers (WTF?!), and even ditching our plans to do other things with other people. I’ve expressed to her that I’d like her to find ...

Me and my fiancé have arguments like any other couple but he freezes up and becomes sarcastic with what I’m trying to work through. I want to work on getting through the arguments the correct way by not having it blow up big time. But he says he doesn’t ever ...

Last week I wrote about some of the good and bad of 2021 — but there was one “good” I forgot to mention: I was on some amazing podcasts with some badass women in 2021. And because I’m guessing you’re like me and run from work, to Zoom meetings, to ...

I appreciate having the opportunity to reflect on my year, find the hidden lesson that the universe attempted to teach me once, twice, sometimes as many as a dozen times (depending on how dense or astute a student I was). And, in identifying my lesson, I attempt to impart some ...