The One Word That Will Change Your Relationship (Hint: It’s Not Communication)
A few years ago, I taught a Marriage Skills course for Brigham Young University-Idaho. At the beginning of the course, I would ask my students the #1 thing they thought was important in a marriage. Most of them said communication. In my experience, most of my couples come in citing communication breakdown as the reason […]
Ready to Change the Music?
When my kids were teenagers, a new book came out by John Bytheway entitled, “How to Be Totally Miserable: A Self-Hinder Book.” John Bytheway was a favorite youth speaker, and I knew it would be a great read for them because it would be both entertaining and educational. I wanted them to learn early how […]
Fighting Worse: Four Steps to Create the Fight of your Life
Last week on the blog, Tonya explored the Law of the Harvest and how it applies to our emotional lives. You know, the whole “You reap what you sow” principle. Today, I’m going to delve into how this applies when we are fighting with people we love. I’ve been reading this heartwarming book with my […]
The Harvest of Healing: Body, Mind, and Spirit
This summer has been incredibly hot for me, especially living in a camping trailer. What was meant to be a four-month adventure has stretched into ten months, with no end in sight! But that’s a story for another day. One of my saving graces has been the tree right outside my front door. Living in […]
Why “Elevate” is a Game Changer: A Chat in the Office
Okay, I just had the BEST dance party. Yes, I’m at work, writing this blog, so yes, this was a solo dance party. However, I needed to celebrate, and dancing tends to be my go-to form of celebration. What am I celebrating? I’m so glad you asked! Tonya and I just finished our final group […]
Unlocking Your Potential: What Awaits You?
“My friend is loving your course. I think it’s saved her marriage,” came the text one morning from an individual who is also a client and a past participant in Elevate. Hearing feedback like that was deeply moving and made me feel both hopeful and humbled to be part of her journey toward healing her […]
Learning from Little Ones: How Radical Accountability Leads to Freedom
As I walked through the door after work, my two-year-old proudly announced, “I played with sister’s lipstick!” “Uh-oh, was that a good choice or a bad choice?” I asked. “It was a bad choice! It makes my heart sad.” In that moment, I was reminded of the Savior’s counsel to be as little children (Mosiah […]
Part 1: Embrace the Mess: How Mistakes Make You Marvelously Free
I like to have my home in order. I come by it naturally. I remember at my paternal grandmother’s funeral, each of her children spoke, and nearly every one of them mentioned her life’s motto, “Everything has a place, and everything in its place.” Yes, I can very much relate to that! This generational pattern […]
Stormy Alphabet Soup, Anyone?
One of the hardest things about difficult times is the potential feedback loop that our brains get into. It can be easy to get caught in what I call the “crap cycle”. We feel crappy and look for reasons why, log those “why’s” away as beliefs that our brain then looks to confirm for us, […]
What Does the Fibonacci Number Have to do With My Feeling Stuck?
Today, I want to talk about patterns. Patterns are everywhere; they are a natural part of our earthly experience. In our homeschool, I often relate math to the real world, which usually involves a yearly discussion of the Fibonacci sequence followed by a scavenger hunt to find it in nature. For those not familiar, the […]
