6-months long relationship or 20-years long marriage – they all get into crisis at some point. Whatever is the reason behind it, all couples usually want the same – to put an effort into saving their relationship. And it’s completely understandable – who would want to simply abandon something they built and worked on for … Read more
Today would have been my mother-in-law’s 72nd birthday. It’s been almost three months since she died. We called her Ama – the name she took for herself when she became a grandmother. Interestingly, the term ama refers to a Japanese diver – usually female – who tends oyster beds. It’s a great metaphor for what … Read more
We have this bad habit of duplicating what we have seen. When my wife and I got married for instance we had only ever witnessed two roles within the family structure, one was aggressive and one was passive and neither were healthy. Within a week of being married we ran into issues, I am the … Read more
By Dan Byl Ever get frustrated by the answers you receive when asking questions? Ever feel like you have to lead the conversation, or draw everything, something, anything out of the person you are sitting across from? It might not be them, it might be the questions you are asking. There are two types of … Read more