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How to Love Someone Who Is Struggling: Relationship Building Skills

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We all come into relationships with our issues. Some of us have done a ton of work on getting our shit together. Some of us have not done as much work.

When we begin to feel the imbalance in our romantic relationships there are some healthy practices we can lean into so we don’t lean too far into a rescue for this other person. Lesson 1: You are not a firefighter, you cannot save the…

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Why Double Standards Are Toxic AF and How They Can Ruin Your Relationship By Dr. Randi Gunther Double standards in relationships – How They Destroy Intimacy All partners in intimate relationships are bound, at times, to say and act in ways that distress and disappoint the others, especially when they are in the middle of conflicts.

Kobe Bryant — Unfinished Love

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There is an old saying, before you can be something, you must first believe that. Believe it to an extent that its almost delusional.

Kobe was that.

From the moment he stepped on to the NBA court as a teenager, from the moment he was a mere shadow of a player he would turn out to be, from the moment he was nothing more then a new hot shot, he believed that he was the best damn basketball…

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I Celebrate My Kids’ Successes

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The score was 19–16. There were 18 seconds to go, and our team had the ball. The point guard dribbled up the sideline and saw you wide open on the three-point line. You caught the ball, squared up, and took the shot…and missed.

Game over.

We lost, and I have never been so proud of you: Liliana, my 11-year-old daughter.

Winning is fun, but the effort invested is exhilarating

I never…

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Are You Worried About Cheating: 7 Strategies to Strengthen Your Love Life

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Are you worried about your partner or spouse cheating on you? Then this post is for you. I still believe in the whole “prevention is better than cure” approach to this, which is exactly what this post is about. Rather than worrying about all the variables for why cheating happens, we’re instead looking at 7 strategies to strengthen your love life. Focusing on these will help you buffer…

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Are You Setting a Good Example for Your Teens?

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— As a divorced mom of four, now adult, children, I look back on my life and wonder if I was the best example for them when they were growing up. It’s Kirbie today to help you not have the same worries I do – I’m here to help you set a good example for your teens.

Teenagers are a quirky bunch. They have more coming at them than I did when I was a kid, when the biggest technological…

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The Day My World Shattered

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Have you noticed how little attention is given to partners and spouses of sex addicts? It’s as if they become an afterthought or maybe worse yet, an embarrassment.

False Assumptions

I still remember the breaking news of David Duchovny’s addiction. A diehard fan of the FOX TV show, X-Files with a secret crush on the main actor, I was heartbroken and dismayed to learn of his problems. Next…

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Sibling Bullying and Abuse

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Sibling abuse is the most common but least reported abuse in the family. Prevalence is higher than spousal or child abuse combined with consequences well into adulthood similar parent-child abuse. Up to 80 percent of youth experience some form of sibling maltreatment; yet, it’s been called the “forgotten abuse.” Therapists also frequently overlook it.

Usually, the perpetrator is an…

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Dad Depression and How to Get Out of It: Dad University Dad depression is no fun. So many dads suffer from depression yet it often goes undiagnosed or they avoid talking about or showing emotion so those around them aren’t even aware of the severity.

What to Wear to a Wake

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A wake typically takes place a day before the funeral and historically has been held in the mourning family’s home.

Wakes can also be held at a funeral home, church, or other appropriate location. Family and close friends gather to grieve and share their condolences in a less formal setting.

Traditionally, family and friends would stay awake together during the night to mourn and support…

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9 Things I Have Been Teaching My Kids About Sex

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I am sharing my personal experiences with my kids, who are now ages 22, 22, and 18 (boy, girl, girl).

I recognize that not everybody shares the same timelines, preferences and views and I also want to recognize and validate those who may not have been given the opportunity to dictate the course of their sexual experiences. Please feel free to take what you like and leave what you…

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Fatherless America – How Fewer Fathers Hurts America’s Youth

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More Children Are Fatherless Than Ever Before

A father’s presence means a lot to a child, whether or not they realize it. If fatherless, it deeply impacts the child’s life.

The most important and influential role a man can have is being a father. But an increasing percentage of children are growing up without their biological father in their life. It’s an extremely worrisome reality.…

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Best Nike Backpack Reviews – Don’t buy one before reading this!

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Choosing a backpack is a complicated task. You have to work out which size works best, which features are the ones you couldn’t do without, and how important style is.

The list of questions only increases further once we enter the daunting territory known as gift-shopping, where every choice counts, and the difference between an off-white and a magenta inner lining can make or break a…

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The Making of an Erotic Massage Therapist Pt 15

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— One of the most beautiful, and most powerful, gifts that an Erotic Massage experience gives us, is the gift of receiving.

For so many women sex and pleasure come with many unstated rules and beliefs. There are many unwritten expectations that have not changed in a long time. Some of the deepest of these are that women’s pleasure is secondary, that pleasure is transactional and that…

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Risk and Romance: Going All-In or Hedging Your Heart

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There is no doubt that the entire scope of human relationships is changing. Put it down to what you will – economics, technology, and human evolution and so on – one thing is certain – the way we interact with each other at the moment is vastly different from the way it was done 100 years ago; hell, it’s vastly different from the way it was done 20 years ago.

But in the midst of these…

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How to Find Love in 2020 – The 4 Steps to Follow!

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Whether we like to be single or in a couple, we all aspire to the same thing: to find and know love, the real one. Admittedly, this is not always obvious and yet, it is possible and fortunately. Sometimes we think we have found it and finally it ends in rupture …

So we get discouraged and we say that love does not exist …

Or that it exists only for others. Think again! But then how can…

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Childhood Treasures

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Box of Memories

In the movie Amélie, the young Parisian heroine discovers a canister of childhood memorabilia hidden by a boy who had lived in her apartment decades earlier.She decides to find the boy, now a man, and covertly leave the box for him to find. Upon discovery, the man is moved to tears and the event causes a chain reaction of good deeds and happy endings. Perhaps this poem…

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