Let’s start with the most important thing: Today is launch day for my book, Dealing with the Elephant in the Room: Moving from Tough Conversations to Healthy Communication. Today would be a great day to pick it up. Or not. The reason to get it today is that a strong launch gives a book more […]
Marriage
What Cows Can Teach Us About Tough Conversations
I don’t know much about cows, except that they seem really peaceful when I see them on the side of a hill munching grass. Low stress. No hurry. They’re just enjoying being cows. But they don’t like rain. The other day, I read about a rancher in a Midwestern rural community who has hundreds of […]
For Women Only . . .
Over the years, we’ve bought a lot of do-it-yourself furniture. It’s become a familiar process: Open the box Look for the instructions Lay out all the pieces Try to follow the instructions Get frustrated Eat cookies The instructions read as though they were written by someone who had never seen the actual pieces. Their “step-by-step” […]