Family Mentor

The Bedtime Conversation That Rekindled Our Intimacy It was 10:47 PM on a Tuesday — I know because I’d been staring at the clock, mentally calculating if I’d get six hours of sleep or just five and a half. My husband was already in bed, scrolling through his phone with that glazed look we’d both […]

The Argument Pattern That’s Slowly Breaking Your Marriage Last week, a couple sat across from me in my office, their body language telling the whole story before they said a word. Sarah was leaning forward, desperate to connect. Michael had his arms crossed, eyes fixed somewhere over my shoulder. When I asked what brought them […]

The Question That Reveals Your Relationship’s Hidden Stress Last week, a couple sat in my office, arms crossed, each staring at opposite walls. When I asked them to describe a typical evening at home, they both answered at the exact same time with completely different stories. He described peaceful coexistence. She described lonely silence. Neither […]

You Are Not Alone Last Tuesday, a couple sat in my office with all the markers of “doing it right.” They’d hired the babysitter, made a reservation at that new Italian place everyone’s been raving about, and even wore something other than sweatpants. Yet as they described their evening, the wife’s voice cracked: “We sat […]

What Your Partner’s Silence is Really Saying Last week, a couple sat in my office describing what they called “the invisible wall.” Sarah would ask her husband about his day, and he’d offer a one-word answer. She’d share a concern about their daughter’s school, and he’d nod without looking up from his phone. “It’s like […]