“How can I get your attention?”
"Hello! Are you listening to me?" Most of us are struggling with how hard it is to get our partner's attention. Well, here's real help!
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Mira Kirshenbaum
Apr 7, 20224 min read
Should couples fight?
Should couples fight? Here one well known expert, me, slaps down another well known expert for her thoughts on this. What do you think?
Mira Kirshenbaum
Apr 4, 20225 min read
You need this communication check-up!
Almost all people think they're way better at communicating and listening than they really are. It's time for you to have a check up!
Mira Kirshenbaum
Mar 31, 20225 min read
Is anger over?
When we vent our anger, it's bad for others and it actually hurts us even more. Time to say good-bye to anger? Check it out:
Mira Kirshenbaum
Mar 28, 20224 min read
Will Smith: Jerk or Hero?
Should Will Smith have gotten up and slapped Chris Rock at the Oscar's? Here are my thoughts. What are yours?
Mira Kirshenbaum
Mar 24, 20224 min read
Love sux, and I want as much of it as I can
Avril Lavigne's new album says Love Sux and her song asks Why? We wrote a book about this, and here are 3 short reasons why love sucks. YVW!
Mira Kirshenbaum
Mar 21, 20224 min read
This explains almost everything
Why do we get stuck with things in our lives--relationships, activities, even so-called pleasures--that just don't work for us? Here's why:
Mira Kirshenbaum
Mar 17, 20224 min read
What does Ukraine have to do with your relationship?
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine provides a powerful lesson about how things go wrong in our relationships, and we'd better pay attention.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Mar 14, 20223 min read
How to stop over-thinking
I know: you find yourself over-thinking everything all the time. It's exhausting, discouraging. Well, here's how to stop it in its tracks.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Mar 10, 20224 min read
Hope: is it really good for us?
Sometimes in trying to be hopeful, we forget that hope is a drug and that the only way to make things happen is to focus on learning to cope
Mira Kirshenbaum
Mar 7, 20225 min read
When I went to find my father and my sister
I've long wanted to share with you the story of the time I went to find my father. I was 17. How the story turns out...well, you'll see.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Mar 3, 20223 min read
All fights are stupid
The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows us that all fights are stupid, even marital spats. But you and I can bring peace to our relationships.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Feb 28, 20223 min read
What matters most to you? Do you feel you matter to others?
We all need to feel we matter to others. And to feel that our lives are built around what matters most to us. So, how's that going for you?
Mira Kirshenbaum
Feb 24, 20225 min read
“Be you. They’ll adjust.”
What do you think: can you, should you just be yourself--totally--and say, "Hey world, deal with it!" Will that work?
Mira Kirshenbaum
Feb 21, 20225 min read
“I don’t know anybody who’s happily married”
Are most couples happily married? Are most marriages disasters? And while we're at it, how's your marriage doing? We explore that here.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Feb 17, 20225 min read
Have you found the love chemistry that will last?
What are the ingredients in a love chemistry that points to a lasting relationship? How can you tell if you've found them? Answers here...
Mira Kirshenbaum
Feb 14, 20225 min read
Can a truly open and honest relationship actually work?
We all say we want to be in a totally open and honest relationship. But do we really mean it? And would that really be good for us?
Mira Kirshenbaum
Feb 10, 20224 min read
Surviving motherhood
The guilt and vulnerability we moms feel. Is there anything we can do about it but suffer thru it while begging for support and validation?
Mira Kirshenbaum
Feb 7, 20223 min read
The enabling mirror
Today I offer you an invaluable tool for improving your relationship, helping you get your needs met and transform your partner too.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Feb 3, 20224 min read
The rules of lovelessness
If we want to know how to have heaven on earth, or just our piece of earth, we have to know how we're making it hell. Check it out:
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