I never knew what a healthy marriage looked like.
I remember as a child, trying to pretend I didn’t hear the sounds of my parents fighting by staying in my bedroom. Or act like I wasn’t scared when I heard them yelling.
What I never heard? Laughter. Warmth. The soft murmur of affection.
When they finally divorced, it felt inevitable. The pattern didn’t stop there.
One by one, I watched four of my siblings walk down the aisle, hopeful, only to repeat exactly what they’d witnessed growing up. Their marriages crumbled in eerily similar ways to our parents’.
Then came my turn to get married.
Something inside me whispered a terrifying truth: I was cut from the same cloth. I had the same bad habits and poor communication skills.
My relationship was heading toward that familiar cliff—unless I chose differently.
That realization changed everything.
I devoted myself to understanding what makes relationships work. Not just superficially, but at the deepest level. I went to grad school to become a therapist…for myself.
I studied attachment theory, explored family systems, submerged into every marriage therapy modality, and dove into trauma research.
Every insight became both my personal medicine and professional mission.
Twenty-seven years later this July, I remain happily married to my husband.
Not because I’m special, but because I learned what no one in my family knew at the time: relationships are skills we can master, wounds we can heal, and stories we can rewrite.
Beyond Communication Skills
Most relationship advice stops at communication techniques. “Use I-statements.” “Practice active listening.”
These aren’t wrong—they’re just woefully incomplete.
True transformation happens when we understand that our relationship struggles aren’t random. They’re echoes from our past, playing out in real-time.
The way your father’s criticism makes you shut down? That’s the same reason you withdraw when your partner offers feedback.
The way your mother abandoned her dreams for others? That’s why you can’t ask for what you need.
These aren’t coincidences. They’re patterns programmed into our emotional DNA.
The Soul-Level Shift
When couples and individuals work with me, we go way beyond surface fixes. We create transformation at the soul level by:
- Identifying inherited patterns that sabotage your connection without your awareness
- Healing childhood wounds that keep triggering conflict in your adult relationship
- Reshaping your core identity so you can show up authentically, not defensively
When you change who you are at your core, all your relationships transform naturally. The quality of your relationship determines the quality of your life—and the legacy you leave your children.
Your Children Are Watching
Think about this: your kids aren’t just hearing what you say about love—they’re watching how you live it and emulating this pattern, just like how my siblings and I did.
Every eye roll, every cold shoulder, every night spent retreating to separate corners of the house—they absorb it all. They’re learning what “normal” feels like in relationships.
If you’re not emotionally alive and deeply connected, they won’t be either. Your relationship becomes their blueprint for love.
But here’s the beautiful flip side: When you heal, they heal too. When you choose courage over comfort, vulnerability over defense, they witness what’s possible.
Reignite Your Love Story
You didn’t commit to a lifetime of dishes, calendars, and tiptoeing around each other. You committed to love. To passion. To being truly seen.
If the fire has faded and you feel more like household managers than soulmates, it’s time to change that story.
Join me at my RELATIONSHIP RETREAT where you’ll master the core principles and practices that make relationships work.
This is my first in-person retreat since COVID, and I honestly don’t know when I’ll offer another.
Work directly with me and a small group of dedicated individuals who, like you, hunger for something better in their relationships.
Apply today. Spots are limited, with early bird pricing ending April 20th.
Because when you do this work, you don’t just change your relationship.
You change your family’s legacy.
