The Funbuster: A Valentine's Day Story ❤️ Here's a real love story for Valentine's Day.   They were having marital problems.   He wanted to save money.   She wanted to spend it.   Someone recommended…

The Epstein Files: A Father's Reflection This week, the release of the Epstein files led to a conversation I never expected to have-one with my son. As he asked questions, I felt a quiet sadness rise…

Why I Share (Even When It's Risky) "Are you okay?" A friend asked after reading my blog a few weeks ago about people pleasing and the cost of growing up that way. "Yes. Why?" "I'm worried.…

Be Grateful You Didn't Get Away With It Did you ever wonder why bad things happen to good people, and how others seem to get away with everything? What if I told you, no one gets…

From Nice to Good I was born into chaotic, violent, and neglectful circumstances.   To survive as a young boy, my nervous system did what every human nervous system does under threat.   It reached for…

A Different Way Into the New Year Every year I make goals. It's been a habit I learned years ago and have taught many people to do the same.   One of the challenges for me…

The Quiet Power of Christmas My mentor and friend will be in surgery later today.   Some of my other friends are waiting on diagnoses.   I see my kids every other week.   I'm having…

When Christmas Was Winter It was Christmas, and I was coming off what felt like the best year of my young, eight-year-old life.   My sister and I had been brought to the United States to…

A Grown-Up Example of Family Almost Laughed Away It was only the second time she was meeting her now husband's family.   At the first dinner, she sat almost speechless-watching as they asked about each other's…

How to Have Amazing Relationships The Absolute Power of Listening   He had an affair.   And came to me for coaching.   He wanted to repair his marriage.   And they hadn't been intimate for…