Should I Go No Contact?

I’m sometimes asked whether I think the No Contact Rule works. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, the No Contact Rule refers to ceasing all contact with your ex for about 30 days after a breakup. You don’t text, you don’t comment on his posts, you don’t ask...

I Feel Alone Even When I’m With Him

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. You found a great guy. You get along well. You should be happy. But something feels different in your relationship. Even when he’s with you, it doesn’t feel like he’s with you. He’s distracted. He’s listening and saying, “Uh huh,”...

The Pain of Lost Love

If you work with love, you will hear stories of pain. The pain of having your partner steal your heart and later leave for good. The pain of beautiful relationships that cooled to ashes. The pain of wondering whether love is worth it after all. It can be a disservice...

Breakup Recovery

Breaking up rips out your heart. It hurts SO much. You can’t think of him without crying. Your friends try to support you, but it doesn’t help. The pain inside you is tearing you apart, yet everyone expects you to go about your normal life as if nothing happened… As...

Still in A Bad Relationship?

I was talking with Heidi, one of the relationship coaches that works in our private, members-only forum, and she started telling me about a woman who was in a bad relationship. She was frustrated, because this woman refused to see that the relationship wasn’t good for...

How to Know If You’re Jealous

The barbecue at his friend’s house was the last straw. Melissa had been hoping to spend some quality time with her new boyfriend Ryan. She’d had a busy week, and she just wanted to snuggle up on the sofa with him and watch a movie. Instead, they were at his friend’s...