Uplifting Relationship Resources

So you’re dating, again. We all know how much fun that can be, and how stressful. Seems like the beginning of getting to know one another on a more intimate level can be complicated as well as very exciting. But many of us tend to stay on the surface because going deeper make us feel [...]

Have you ever considered playing a game that opens up communication between family members? One that could be a lot of fun and at the same time could create deeper connections between the players.  Don’t most of us want to know what’s going on in our families’ hearts and minds? Would you like to hear [...]

I spent the month of June traveling around Northern Europe with my friend and colleague, Bart Smyth, exposing people to these awesome games of connection.  The games do exactly that, they create a space where people can laugh and learn about themselves as well as the people they’re playing with. While I connected with the [...]

Do Tell is a San Francisco company creating relationship building games as affordable tools to enhance connection and communication. There are two versions, one for Families with the intent to strengthen the family unit and our Grown-Up version for ages 16+. The adult version is designed to help grown ups connect and communicate more effectively. [...]

Last week I had the honor of facilitating a game of Do Tell at the Kids Helping Kids Leadership Academy. I had no idea what to expect so my camera man and I went armed with lights, cameras, games and our spirits. We arrived at the place and set up all of our equipment and [...]

When I was growing up, the two large bushes on either side of the driveway at my Mother’s farm always seemed kind of ugly to me. Each, is on first glance, an over grown mess. They are over 10 feet high, about 20 feet long and 8 or 9 feet deep. The unruly bushes make [...]

June Cleaver: “Dear, do you think all parents have this much trouble?” Ward Cleaver: “No, just parents with children.” Ah yes, June Cleaver – the perfect mother with the perfect house and the only minimally imperfect children. Even if we’re not completely aware of it, I think a lot of us still want to be [...]

Traveling with kids doesn’t have to be a drag…Here are some tips..Make sure your GPS system is set properly, not on walk mode…Use roadside stops…be more laid back…listen to your kids, laugh and connect while you have uninterrupted time…

If you are a grandma or grandpa looking for a way to build a new connection with your grandchild…Though my children are very small, they ask about going … Grandmother’s house was a special place… always seemed to take the time to play with us… suggest we get out a board game to play together…. My Granddaddy was a man who knew more about the world and how it works than any person I have… his workbench was such a special place to me that I insisted…

It used to be that “I love you” was hard to say and rare to hear. But I’d like to proffer a theory of my mother’s: It seems in our private-turned-public world we are more exposed to the love of others than we used to be, and that makes us more likely to express it [...]

February is here. That means Valentine hearts and candy and flowers, or really what is it that a girl wants for Valentine’s Day? I remember the first Valentine’s Day I was dating my husband. After years of wanting a really good relationship at Valentines Day and never really having any luck, I had finally found [...]

“…husband and me kissing…but the kids at school say ‘Eww, gross.’ about their parents kissing…the misplaced ideas we hold in this world about love, sex and marriage…Do Tell® embraces this process of change…it’s what draws us closer in relationship to each other as parents and children…

“…people love to talk about love…in today’s 140-character world, they love nothing more than pithy quotes that sum up their life and personal experiences…buying a card with a pretty picture, taking out the inside and writing my own sentiments….Laughter is the best thing to keep love going…”

I’m hoping another woman improves my relationship with my husband. She’s impersonal, impartial and very professional – and I’m looking forward to giving up to her part of what’s always been my role in the relationship. No, this isn’t some sort of “Big Love” experiment – no relationship status announcement. I finally bought him a [...]

I have been doing a lot of clutter cleaning recently and came across all of my old relationship books. These are books I bought when as a “young-single seeking a long-lasting relationship” I kept wondering what I was doing wrong. I thought a book might help. These books have titles like, “Quest for Love,” “I [...]