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January is a time for new resolutions and “The tools are available in today’s world to have the relationship of your dreams.”  If your relationship is not where you want it to be, or you want to learn some relationship tools, or you are curious about how to improve your relationship, this study group may…

A good friend gave me the book Ten times Happier How to let go of what’s holding you back by Owen O’Kane. The first chapter is titled Stop looking back, you’re not going that way.  Brilliant. How He Begins He begins by retelling an experience he had as a psychotherapist working with a group of…

I can’t remember when I first heard the statement “I’ve Never Missed a Goal if I Have Set It Enough Times.”  It was probably a Zig Zigler or Brian Tracy quote, but it has stayed with me. Months ago, I set the goal of putting together an automated program and while it is still not…

I now think that the quickest way to improve a relationship is to remove any negativity from the Space Between. The goal is zero negativity. In the past, I would have couples look at their childhood history, or their history with other partners and get some insight into what might be causing the problems today….

The Pandemic Made our Relationship Stronger Wall Street Journal Sept 26/27, 2021 I thought this was pretty good news to pass along. My sister sent me the article from the Wall Street Journal Sept 26/27, 2021. It documents how despite early fears of a divorce surge, new data shows the opposite. It showed that after…

September is often a time for new beginnings. As the summer comes to a close, new resolutions are made. For those with school-age children, it is the start of a new term and all that entails. Relationship Coaching I am a relationship coach. I would encourage you, if your relationship needs it, to make a…

This letter was sent to me and I think it is worth reposting. “Here is a letter by an indigenous related person named Jim Bissell, which he wrote in reply to a Sun columnist related to the ‘Residential schools” that is leading to church terrorism (by non-native people). A letter from Jim Bissell The time…

My daughter called a couple of weeks ago devastated by the finding of the 215 unmarked graves in BC and then the running down of an Islamic family in London, Ont. “What do I do? What can I say to my children?” were her questions. And I? I didn’t know what to tell her, but…

Harville and Helen’s new book Doing Imago Relationship Therapy in the Space Between, A Clinician’s Guide. My major as an undergraduate was Philosophy and English. I feel a bit like I’m back in one of my philosophy classes working through this book. It is heavy sledding but a compelling read. What they are doing is…