Changing gender roles in relationships? In March 2026, The Guardian reported on research that made me do the intellectual equivalent of checking the calendar to make sure we had not somehow wandered back into 1954. According to the data, 31%…
Your sex life does not automatically expire when your AARP card arrives. Sex after 60 isn’t a myth. I know. Somewhere, someone just clutched a pearl, adjusted a cardigan, and whispered, “Do we really need to talk about this?” Yes.…
Every time women start taking up more space, culture seems to develop a sudden, urgent interest in making us smaller. Funny how that works, especially when it comes to beauty standards and women. Women get more political power, more sexual…
Understanding Workplace Trauma After Toxic Leadership I had a client once who had been a CEO. Not “CEO” in the Instagram bio, “I once sold six candles and now I’m a mogul” kind of way. A real CEO. The kind…
Emotional Labor in Relationships: Why Women Often Notice First There’s a thing I see all the time in couples coaching, and by “all the time,” I mean often enough that if I had a dollar for every woman who dragged,…
That’s What She Said: Where Women’s Wisdom Takes the Mic Why Women’s Wisdom Deserves the Microphone There comes a point in a woman’s life when society starts acting like she’s supposed to quietly exit the conversation. Not dramatically. Not all…
“I’m not being mean. I’m just not actively making you comfortable.” There’s a point where a woman stops confusing being nice with being safe, and that’s usually the exact moment people start acting like she’s changed. It’s hard setting boundaries…
Why Long-Term Relationships Start Feeling Flat Long-term relationships rarely fade because something dramatic happens. It’s usually quieter than that. The relationship doesn’t break; it settles. You need to learn how to bring the spark back in a relationship. Because conversations…
Why Long-Term Relationships Often Lose Spontaneity The most important long-term relationship advice you’ll hear: there’s a small phrase that can shift the tone of a long-term relationship in a surprisingly powerful way: “Why not?” Not the impulsive, throw-caution-out-the-window version; the…
Why your partner can’t be everything is a question many of us quietly wrestle with, especially when we believe romantic love should meet all our emotional needs inside a romantic relationship. Many of us grow up assuming that one intimate partner…