Yesterday, I had a major meltdown. It happened in a matter of minutes and came out of nowhere. I had just finished eating lunch with my family, and I was in a great mood. I had had a great workout that morning, and I felt energized from how productive my week had...
One of the most important things we can accomplish in life is learning how to be in a healthy and fulfilling relationship. Relationships consist of three living, breathing parts – each partner and the relationship. When each partner focuses on and practices the...
Let’s talk. You know the argument. The one that comes up every few weeks or so. You know every time you bring up how late your partner has been working lately or the kids’ grades, something is about to go down. Or perhaps you know not to bring up the topic of your...
3 months or every 3000 miles. It seems so simple, but I have to make a confession: I hate getting oil changes. At least I used to, for the longest time, oil changes seemed like just another unnecessary chore that I had to get done off my list and it was something I...
I thought it was a joke! At pre-field orientation before my first year in China, they told us not to be surprised if our host school assigned us to teach classes that were outside of our skill set. Sure enough, we were in the car to the hotel shortly after landing in...
One of my favorite movies is “Meet the Fockers”. In this comedy, Robert De Niro plays ex-CIA agent, Jack, who has been deeply influenced by his job experience, and he is on a mission to prove his future son-in-law, Greg (played by Ben Stiller), is not trustworthy....