Articles for Adults

Fondness, Admiration, and Intimacy

“We used to be intimate all the time. I don’t know what happened.” I hear this a lot from the couples I work with. Their relationship started out so passionate and romantic. Now, years later, they find intimacy lacking, and they are not sure why.  Is the Honeymoon Over? Part of the reason is what most people think about: the

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How to Love Difficult People Without Losing Yourself

I’ve been the woman sitting on the plush couch, tissue in one hand and hot green tea in the other, telling a mental health professional, “I don’t know who I am anymore. I’ve lost myself.” My identity crisis was birthed by postpartum depression. As a new mama with a four-week-old baby boy, I felt overwhelming sadness and loneliness despite my

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Butterflies Are For Beginners

A Valentine’s Celebration of Real Love You’re sitting across from your partner at dinner. Maybe the restaurant is loud. Maybe they’re telling a story you’ve heard before. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you’re wondering: shouldn’t this feel more… exciting? Here’s the truth nobody tells you about Valentine’s Day: the “magic” you’re chasing—that breathless, heart-racing feeling—isn’t actually love.

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The Coaching Industry 2025: Beyond the Boom—Seven Trends Reshaping Our Profession | The Launchpad

After writing about trends in coaching for 2024, I wanted to understand what had taken shape in 2025. Last year was a complex year for many coaches I spoke with. Looking across industry data alongside practitioner experience, a clearer pattern began to emerge.  Will AI replace coaches? This was the question dominating conversations in 2024. Here”s what actually happened: AI

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Have Low Conflict Conversations about Money and Enhance Intimacy

Chapter 2  Have Low-Conflict Conversations About Money and Enhance Intimacy  You’ve met your soulmate and decided to get married, engaged, or move in together. But while making plans for your happy life together, you soon discover that you have a spender-saver dynamic and that discussing money evokes a variety of complex emotions such as shame, envy, anxiety, panic, and pride.

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A new mother’s guide to reclaiming pleasure

When Rebecca Woolf, author of All of This and the braid on Substack and mother of four, became a widow in her 30s, one feeling struck her as particularly unexpected: desire. Watching her husband lose his life force made her crave the feeling of being alive more than ever. “Eighty percent of my readers told me grief makes them horny,”

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7 Bible Verses to Include in Your Grandchild’s Valentine

“We love because he first loved us.” In a world where love has been redefined, grandparents need to emphasize the source of love—God. Explain to your grandchildren how God first loved us, enabling us to love others. Without God, there would be no love at all! Add a prayer that says, “Lord, please help my grandchild experience Your love in

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