The Closure Catch
Closure: a comforting or satisfying sense of finality That’s straight from the dictionary. Have you ever had someone break up with you and it feel comforting and satisfying? Yeah, me neither. If we’re honest with ourselves, we really want these three things when we...
Five Ways You’re Keeping Yourself and Your Relationship Stuck
Relationships aren’t steady things. They’re fluid and moving. They have to be, because people are always changing (in good or not-so-good ways). That should be expected, not surprising. It feels awesome when we’re bounding forward, experiencing new things together,...
Believe What People Show You
I’ve gone through my share of friendship break-ups and boy, have they been painful. I think it took me about three years to recover from one of them. I don’t want that suffering to be for nothing, so I always try to repurpose the pain as a lesson. What can I learn...
Note From a Recovering Control Freak
When you’re a control freak, you send a clear message to the people in your life. I don’t trust you. That’s not great for relationships. I grew up in a small house with a lot of people. If we forgot to grab the milk or miscounted the forks at dinner, it was never a...
How to Support Yourself During Your Child’s Mental Health Crisis
Parenting, for me, has been a lot of diligence. I’m always watching closely trying to anticipate the different challenges this kid or that kid is gonna face. What are they gonna need to thrive with their specific personalities? What kind of support do they need from...
Truth Changes
I don’t love you anymore. Ever hear that one before? It sucks, but at least it’s honest. It’s better than wasting a whole bunch of time piecing it together because the other person never has the balls to say it. How about this one: I think I’m falling in love with...
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