“If you can’t recognize meanness, your bar for kindness will be far too low.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth If someone buys you flowers on Friday, calls you stupid on Monday, and barely speaks to you when you’re down on Thursday—shred the flowers. Kindness is a way of being, not an occasional act. Far too many people receive […]
Don’t Ever Let a Great Message Get Lost in the Delivery
“Don’t ever let a great message get lost in the delivery. Hard truths are vital; harshness is not.” ~LMB Speaking your truth to others is an essential component in any healthy relationship. Regardless of whether your truth is about dissolving a marriage, firing an employee, or standing up to hate, how you speak your truth is […]
Stop Playing by Harmful Gender Rules
“The old rules that place males and females in gender straight-jackets are devastating relationships. Change the rules.” ~ Lisa Merlo-Booth Many relationship issues stem from caustic gender “rules.” More men than you can imagine struggle with being emotionally connected after a lifetime of messaging telling them to “be tough,” don’t feel, and have sex with women but […]