Are you convinced your husband doesn't care about you? Ouch! But you wouldn't have picked a total jerk, you're too smart for that.

Say, "I Hear You." You don't have to agree or disagree. Just listen instead of fixing, helping, teaching or telling your partner what to do. Creating emotional safety leads to more intimacy both ouirresistible tside and inside the bedroom. Be Vulnerable. Reveal the less-than-perfect parts of you. I told my husband I was intimidated to take our kids backpacking without him. He jumped up to help me set up the tent in our backyard and pratice using the jet boil stove. I feel mo

Resolution: A firm decision to do or not do something. Sounds easy, right? Then why have I failed and been disappointed by the middle of January the past ten years? Here's what I've discovered using The Six Intimacy Skills as a guide: Don't dumpster fire the rest of the year!!! In the past I have put all my eggs in one basket. The one marked "Next Year is Your Year!" Around Thanksgiving I would scroll social media and ❤️ all the beautiful changes I would make STARTING in Janu

1. Self Care: Taking responsibility for your own happiness. Treating yourself well ups your tolerance level and patience. It gives you the reserves to show up fun and playful so you can actually have something to contribute to your relationship verses the old burnout. Self care may be social, physical, spiritual and the list goes on. Be creative here, think outside the box and experiment with what makes you smile in the moment (e.g. dancing, mountain biking, cat videos, jumpi