Loving my husband means helping him improve, right? Busted! With The Six Intimacy Skills™ I realized being “helpful” in wife language is actually “critical” in husband language. When I switched out the cast iron he was using to cook the bacon in, took over the holiday travel plans, undid how he loaded the dishwasher for crying out loud, the message I was sending was, you’re wrong and I’m right. Now it’s clear why my husband lost motivation to take initiative. I was totally un

You’ve heard of personal hygiene but what about energy hygiene? If you’re anything like me— a woman holding space for kids, clients, friends, fur babies, a marriage, and your own wild and beautiful life, you know what it feels like to carry more than just your own to-dos. We pick up people’s moods, expectations, tension, and sometimes even their anxiety. It’s like our nervous systems are sponges disguised as skin. That’s where energy hygiene comes in. And once you understand

If you’ve ever sighed, “If I don’t do it, it won’t get done,” this one’s for you, sister. For years, I wore my busyness like a badge of honor. I had schedules with Post-it notes, honey-do lists, menus on the fridge, and endless tabs open in my brain. Meanwhile, my husband got the leftovers — just the crumbs of my time, attention, and very little patience. One Saturday morning, while I was frantically scrubbing the cast iron before heading to soccer practice, my husband asked

Ever get stuck in the masculine hustle when what you really crave is your feminine flow? This weekend, after a stomach bug explosion (you know the kind) decimated our twins, I was scrubbing the bathroom and muttering to myself when my husband walked in. I told him I needed to watch a YouTube video to figure out how to attach the front license plate to my new car. He looked at me a little wounded and said, "Babe, you don't need YouTube. I've got you." Cue the lump in my throat