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August 2021

August 12, 2021

What We’re Not Saying

It is a hard truth to wrap our heads around: that somewhere between 70 and...

July 2021

July 20, 2021

The Crowd Crossing the Line

There is a rise in bad behavior. Indecent behavior at the NBA playoffs. People acting...

July 21, 2020

How To Build A Foundation For Communication

I was watching a nature documentary the other day and saw a clip of a...

June 2020

June 11, 2020

All The Things We Do Not Say

I am a high introvert, an internal processor, and a habitual emotion-stuffer. The number of...

March 2020

March 12, 2020

The Culture of A Family

Your family has a culture. What is it? How did it develop? Is it possible...

November 2019

November 29, 2019

How to Navigate Shame in Culture and Community

Shame is a powerful force in our modern world. It prevents behavior by terrorizing our...

November 27, 2019

4 Ways to Communicate Value

Deep down, there are particular things each of us care about. We call them values. It...

November 04, 2019

How Do We Say What Matters?

Every man, woman, and child has a secret place within them where they store their...

October 2019

October 18, 2019

A Pandemic of Interruptions

There are two kinds of interruptions. And like everything in life and relationships, the key...

October 14, 2019

Miracle of Communication

The reality of communication is really a miracle, when you think about it. For reasons...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

How to Heal Together Rather Than Break Apart

There is nothing more challenging than the onslaught of pain. Healing is a difficult and...

August 2019

August 26, 2019

Communicating Value

We have a pair of friends who have been together for a long time. They...

June 2019

June 26, 2019

How to Navigate the Barriers of Communication

It is difficult to communicate. There are all sorts of barriers to sharing ideas with...

May 2019

May 31, 2019

My Turn to Talk

One of the biggest problems in our world is a breakdown in communication. Everyone is dying...

April 2019

April 05, 2019

How to Communicate Your Boundaries

Boundaries are hard. It is a challenging aspect of being human. In a life where...

February 2019

February 01, 2019

Feedback is Essential for Effective Communication

It is a bizarre human phenomena. One of us can say something and another hear...

January 2019

January 11, 2019

How Our Vernacular Shapes Culture

There is perhaps nothing more definitive for a culture than language. A shared vernacular helps...

September 2018

September 14, 2018

How Shared Vision Can Transform Your Marriage

Relationships are hard. And as the epitome of human connectedness, intimacy, and proximity, marriage might...

August 2018

August 01, 2018

How Selfishness Destroys Relationships

Relationships are essential to human living. We find (or inherit) people who become close to...

July 2018

July 16, 2018

What Makes A Family?

As the trend of marrying later in life continues, more and more young adults are...

July 06, 2018

The Curse of Knowledge

It is very difficult for a person to truly consider the perspective of others. Since truth...

June 2018

June 04, 2018

Shame and Honor: Defining The Ingredients of Relationships

Like every organization, the culture of our relationships is determined by how we define two...

May 2018

May 28, 2018

5 Approaches to Conflict

Conflict is an inevitable part of human relationship. It’s extremely valuable for developing intimacy and...

May 16, 2018

The Danger of Matching Emotions

There is a high school around the corner from us in Brooklyn. A couple times...

May 14, 2018

The Lost Art of Human Listening

There is perhaps nothing more devastating to modern relationships than our inability to really listen...

May 07, 2018

How to Help A Co-Dependent Tarzan

It is really hard to love people. Sometimes they just need an ear and sometimes...

April 2018

April 13, 2018

4 Ways to Improve Family Communication

It is amazing what we are capable of. We can live with people everyday, but...

April 06, 2018

5 Tips For Handling Your Emotions

Emotions are a huge part of who we are and an essential ingredient in human...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

How Shared Language Drives Culture

Every entity on Earth is a culture. Our businesses, marriages, religious institutions and social groups...

March 26, 2018

Innovative Relating

The single greatest plague destroying relationships is our unwillingness to grow. Imagine if tech companies...