I’ve been coming to terms with a troublesome habit in my life—disengaging from people. Withdrawing is my primary coping mechanism….
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Why Can’t You Be More Like Me?
Other people don’t see the world the same way you do. Here are 5 common areas where disconnects occur between people, and suggestions for how to overcome them.
Why Comparison Sabotages Your Life
We live in a world filled with people. Some of them are more talented, successful, or good looking than we…
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To Parents of Introverted Children
From time to time I find myself listening to a friend expressing concern over a child who, they fear, spends…
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It’s Not My Job to Fix People
Sometimes people disappoint us. We are annoyed by their lack of manners, upset at how they seem to be falling…
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Reflections on 29 Years
As I look back over the 29 years we have been together, I see a relationship that has been tempered by time. … It might seem like we have it all figured out, that we can coast from here into our happily-ever-after golden years. But relationships don’t work that way, do they?