What is the emotional quotient? I came across an article “Wisdom of the Heart, the Face and Facets of EQ” by Deena Kara Schaffer in Alive, Canada’s Natural Health and Wellness Magazine, that reminded me once again of the challenge to become more emotionally aware, so “we can know ourselves better and have more meaningful […]

Yesterday was our 46th wedding anniversary. Among other things, we went kayaking at the Urban Surf Co. in Tecumseh. Not quite a gondola in Venice but lots of fun. It was a great day for both of us but our question was – where have the 46 years gone? So if you’re celebrating a milestone […]

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, creators of Imago Relationship Therapy, help couples make sense of the conflict that can show up in their relationship. They posit that we unconsciously tend to be attracted to someone who has both the positive but also the negative traits of our original caretakers, our family of origin. Some […]