...This approach is so different - because it empowers us to make transformations in our relationships by controlling the only thing we can - ourselves. Rather than waiting idly for our partner to one day change (wishful thinking) we create the change that we want to see... More >>

I hope cancer isn't the surprise that you're dealing with at present. But whatever that unexpected curveball might be, I believe these seven things will help you navigate it well. Much of life is about overcoming difficulties and hurdling obstacles. Almost everything seems to present us with opportunities to get outside of ourselves, heal, and grow... More >>

I've always heard you urging moms to be home with their children and raise them, but I never thought that was possible for me... More >>

If I could do anything today it would be to have my mother back for just one day. Mother has dementia and her behavior is very erratic now -- she doesn't always recognize people... More >>

I had been trying to figure out what in the world compelled me to act like so nasty to my husband of almost 19 years. I went into a different room, sat down, and really turned the tables... More >>

We are richly blessed by two amazing daughters, one 7 1/2, the second almost 4 1/2. Both pregnancies were prayed for and planned, and while both happened within a reasonable time once we were 'trying', the first was truly a fast answer to prayer... More >>

My husband used to have a small Cessna airplane, and he loved to fly it. He is a private pilot, but only as a hobby, and for several years, we kept that plane so we could 'hop' the distance between our town and the next big city when we wanted to go shopping... More >>

I've listened to you every day, for years, sometimes twice a day in case I missed something. I am made fun of by friends and family. It is a running joke when someone has a challenge, they look to me and say 'Ask Dr. L.'... More >>

When my husband and I were dating and talking about marriage, I said that after we married and were looking to buy a house, we would base the home price off his income only and not ours combined. That way, when we had kids, I could quit my full-time job to stay home with them and we could still afford the mortgage... More >>

I am 27 and live in Los Angeles. Many of the people who I encounter that are my age say they don't believe in marriage, or they are indifferent about marriage... More >>