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Female Beingness

This one’s for the guys, in particular for my best guy buds and, most of all, for  the last man I shared my heart with, for embracing all of my expressiveness and standing strong as a man in the face…

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Apples and Oranges

Here’s what goes haywire in many relationships. Person A, Sophie, is expressing or seeking to fulfill a need; love, comfort, freedom, support, appreciation, respect, x,y,z… For Sophie, the fulfillment of this need is defined a by certain parameters. It can…

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Relationship ROI

One of my girlfriend’s said it really well this evening “If we invested as much time in our relationships as we did in our careers, they would thrive just as well”. We aren’t taught this. It’s not a big part…

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The importance of depth

Women are moved by depth. It’s why we seek out such deep connections with the people we relate to. It’s why historically we’ve had nurturing type roles. It’s why we feel so much compassion and empathy and MUST act on…

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the man’s secret weapon

It’s no secret that men love teaching women (how to do) things.  And that they are great at it!  And that this exchange of giving and receiving creates a dynamic has a swooning effect on women and a puffing effect…

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the space between the knuckles

Resilient, enduring & fulfilling friendships do not happen by chance.  Although the seed from which they grow may come from a force larger than thus, their enduring quality is the result of nourishment and nurturing.  Like a garden- they must…

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something worth seeking out

We tend to seek out superhuman qualities in our partners as if our partners are meant to be superhuman beings.  But really we should seek an openness and willingness to evolve and expand in whatever areas are important to you….

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Surrender

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. -Vince Lombardi Most women have become very adept at “doing” and this is a great thing. We’ve created careers for ourselves, we run organizations, we manage families and schedules, we…

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1+1=?

A recipe for disaster, well in my opinion anyway : …the singular fantasy of human intimacy: that one plus one, will somehow, someday, equal, one” Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert This is my biggest fear.  Why would we want to be one?…

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