I often hear single people say that there are no good men or women out there. I wholeheartedly believe that assessment is inaccurate. There are plenty of good men and women out there. The issue may not lie with the fish that are caught, but rather the bait being used and where the line is cast. Ask yourself, honestly, would you want to date you right now? Are you fishing … [Read more...]
Want to Know the Black Woman’s Biggest F.E.A.R in America?
Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat. Black women in America live in fear daily as we watch our grandfathers, fathers, husbands, boyfriends, brothers, sons, uncles and nephews leave home. We live with the knowledge that sending our men to the store for a carton of eggs can end … [Read more...]
BOOO! Is Your Relationship Haunted by a Relationship Ghost?
Many couples can’t create the happily ever after they want because of the many ghosts that dwell in, fly around and haunt their relationship. Are you unable to fully receive and experience love with your mate because of the ghosts of insecurities, past hurts and past relationships still threaten to surface? Are your personal baggage ghosts weighing your relationship down? Are … [Read more...]
Single Ladies Discussion on the Good, Bad and Ugly of Single Life in 2016
One of the things I enjoy doing most as a Relationship Life Coach is exploring the differences between the sexes. I recently had the opportunity to have an uncensored, unfiltered, honest Q&A session with a group of single women on dating in 2016. Let me just say that the struggle is real. I had absolutely no idea some of the dating challenges single ladies deal with … [Read more...]
Sorry but Being His “First Lady” is Not My First Priority
I am a relationship life coach, and I am in an exclusive committed relationship with a pastor. We both were called to serve God’s children but in different ways. He was called to use God’s Word to lead souls back to God one heart at a time. I was called to use God’s Words to save the family structure one relationship at a time. People often ask me how our relationship works. … [Read more...]
Is Your Love Connection Losing Signal? 7 Ways to Recharge Your Love Connection
[tps_header]As a relationship life coach, I often have to encourage couples to identify meaningful ways to maintain their intimate connection. To keep the romantic flame burning bright, committed couples should prioritize spending quality time together daily. Quality time allows you to connect emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. It is important to make a … [Read more...]
Get Your Man Back. 3 Ways to Rescue and Restore Your Man
Women often feel the pressure of having to conquer it all. As they enter into relationships and start families, they are expected to immediately morph into Mary Poppins, Florence Nightingale, Betty Crocker, and Cathy Hughes while maintaining the body and smoldering sex appeal of Beyoncé. There are also expectations for men. They are supposed to grow up and become great … [Read more...]
6 Raw and Real Truths from Men on the Subjects of Sex and Love
Men and women think, act and communicate differently, which often leaves both sexes wondering what the other is really thinking and feeling. I recently had the opportunity to have an uncensored, unfiltered, honest Q&A session with a group of men on all things love, sex and relationship related. Because the men decided to be 100 percent uncensored and truthful, I’ve … [Read more...]
Control, What Does it Really Represent in Your Relationship?
Is control the dominant force driving your romantic relationships, friendships or business partnerships? If so, fear is alive and well in your relationships. People create defense mechanisms, which manifest themselves as control issues or tactics because they fear losing someone or something they value. Control is not at all about the person being controlled. It is, however, … [Read more...]
Couples: 4 Super Creative Ways to Make Your Sex Life Sizzle
Successful relationships, like all great accomplishments, require commitment and action. In order for couples to keep love and romance exciting in their relationships they must first establish an environment of love, trust, and respect. If each mate consistently expresses and displays these three things to each other a safe, secure, supportive atmosphere is created. The … [Read more...]
2 Important Rules for Maintaining a Strong Connection When You’re Apart from Your Mate
Stress, work, children, and bills are things that cause couples to disconnect from each other. Separation is another thing that can cause couples to disconnect. Long distance relationships, different work schedules, and extensive work related travel are all types of separation that can cause disconnect in a relationship. Couples that have to manage a physical separation in … [Read more...]
Couples…If You’re Going to Fight, Here Are 3 Ways to Do It Fairly
As a Relationship Life Coach, I've seen communication problems lying just beneath the surface of the relationship problems of every couple I’ve ever worked. Couples come to me hoping that I can fix their problem and save their relationship. Some of the problems couples share with me are: “She cheated on me" "I can’t trust her anymore" "he is totally irresponsible … [Read more...]
3 Reasons You Need to Keep Your Individuality So You Can Keep Your Relationship
Falling in love is a curious and mysterious thing. The act of falling in love is uncontrollable. It compels people to have an indescribable and overwhelming need to connect with another individual that has different thoughts, dreams, beliefs, interests, and life experiences that are different than their own. A complaint that I commonly hear from couples is that the person … [Read more...]
Singles: 3 Types of People You Should Definitely Avoid When Looking for a Mate
I find it interesting that people are very discriminating about the brand of wine they drink, whose food they will eat at the company potluck, which stores they will shop at, even which brand of gas they put in their cars. However, these same people with very discriminating taste, don’t seem to be as selective about who they choose to enter into a relationship with. I’m … [Read more...]
Finally! 3 Drama Free Ways to Holiday Proof Your Relationship
The holiday season officially begins the moment you find yourself tiptoeing down the hall at 1:00 a.m. and doing a stop, drop, and roll drive-by in your child’s room like a ninja to steal some of their Halloween candy. No sooner than you throw away the pumpkin you carved for Halloween do you find yourself baking pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving. While you’re dreaming about your … [Read more...]