The silent relationship killer: expectations
Well, what did you expect? And now, you’re disappointed. Again. Unmet expectations are the silent relationship killer. You know you have them. We all do. We all assume that our partner should [...]
Guest blog: The Anatomy of a Woman’s Feelings #36
From Alison Armstrong, an educator and advocate of communication between men and women. This is a great read – designed for men but powerful and helpful for women too. This may be the [...]
By Natalie Hahn
In Communication, Friendship and love, Inner strength, Intuition and trust, On our Journey, Relationships, Soul searching
Posted When things are not ok
When things are not ok, we are told to reach out to our friends, our family, to get the help and support that we need. When things are not ok, we are told to breathe deep, take a step back, try [...]
By Natalie Hahn
Posted Intimacy in silence
I am sitting in the restaurant, elbows on the table, fingers covering my mouth. They have to. Because if my fingers free my lips, I will say something. And right now, he doesn’t need words [...]
Mutually exclusive: Feminist or President of the United States
As my DGC partner, Shirley Ramos, wrote in her recent blog, CLINTON OR FIORINA: IT WAS A COIN TOSS, the flip of a quarter by my youngest son resulted in my covering Carly Fiorina and Shirley [...]
The Voice: Whose is it?
When she talks, it feels like a fork scraping against a stainless steel bowl. And she’s a talker. I love our conversations, but honestly, she can be hard to listen to. And when we do [...]
Bushwhacked! (Obstacle #9)
I walk right into it. Should I have anticipated it? Maybe. It’s happened before. Should I have been better prepared? Perhaps. Should I defend myself against the attack? I think [...]
Obstacle #19 in the Glass Obstacle Course
Who put that in my way? Did I? I sat at my desk a few weeks ago, waiting for a coworker. We’ll call him Kevin. Kevin and I have a standard weekly meeting, which we normally conduct by phone [...]