The Closure Catch

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...

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Believe What People Show You

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...

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Note From a Recovering Control Freak

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...

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Truth Changes

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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