What is Love? February is a month where “love” is placed on center stage. I was on a walk this afternoon and thinking about what I wanted to write about this week and I found myself asking the question, “What is love?” I am sure there are a lot of good answers to this question …
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But Relationships Are Personal… “Don’t take it personally.” This is an important principle to remember in a couple relationship. Yet, it is one of the hardest things to actually do. Relationships are personal. So, how am I supposed to not take what my partner says and does personally? Maybe a simple example will help. Erin …
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Sometimes it’s the awful moments that remind you and your partner you belong together. We have been dealing with COVID in the Mitchell household. This past weekend we finally were able to get out of the house and try to get up into the mountains. A Day Gone Wrong It was amazing. No more being …
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My youngest son C does the same thing every morning when he wakes up. He raises his little head that is nestled against his mom, turns his face towards her, and cracks a big smile. Erin (my wife), on cue, looks into his eyes and with wonder and enthusiasm says, “Good morning buddy.” What We …
It’s the week of Christmas and this can mean so many different things for everyone. In fact, this wonderful time of the year can feel very confusing. I remember my dad saying Christmas was the only day his father was sober during the year. So Christmas was a “good” day but a sad reminder that …
Managing stress is part of life. Yet, this “part of life” is really overwhelming. There are so many things to feel stressed about. Money. Jobs. Relationships. Kids. Health. Family. On top of these there are other existential questions too. Why are we here? Am I truly happy? What is my purpose in life? Can I …
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The durability of my insecurities as a person astounds me at times. I felt this sense of astonishment profoundly last week. Our family was driving to spend Thanksgiving with Erin’s family. Somewhere in Kansas Erin and I started talking about a conflict that had started the night before. The crux of the conflict was: I …
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“Hey, let’s hang out!” “Hey, let’s stay up tonight and hang out!” Erin and I both meant this wholeheartedly. Tonight was the night we were actually going to hang out. You know, watch some Netflix, talk about life, just be together. Then we woke up the next morning and realized, “Oh, it didn’t happen, again.” …
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Relationships Take Humility Being in a partner relationship and parenting take humility. This creates a problem for me (Stephen) because sometimes, not all the time, I try and control everything and everyone in my life. Now, I can tell you a story about how this stems from a deep place of insecurity and fear that …
I get that women face systems of oppression everyday, that there are cultural narratives that have been absorbed into my male body that I have to search out and challenge (and destroy), and that the whole “mom culture” is full of expectations, demands, beliefs, and pressures that are ruinous to the female body, mind, and …
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