by Maria Merloni | Jun 26, 2012 | Relationships
I have this little plastic heart in my house. My daughter gave it to me years ago. It’s a container. It’s one of those things I’ve kept not because I really wanted a little plastic heart (I’m a big minimalist when it comes to “stuff”), but for sentimental reasons. ...
by Maria Merloni | Jun 23, 2012 | Relationships
Let’s imagine you start dating a new man or woman, and based on things you are finding out, you start to ask yourself the age-old question: Does the person have too much”baggage”? In my opinion, the answer is: it depends. Everyone has some baggage. I...
by Maria Merloni | Jun 12, 2012 | Relationships
Last week I was talking about some games people play on what is called The Triangle, where all drama occurs. This blog is a continuation of that. Below is a list of more “games” that may sound familiar and how to avoid them. Again, in some cases I have used either...
by Maria Merloni | Jun 5, 2012 | Relationships
Today I want to talk about what I affectionately call “The Triangle”, this is the place where all drama occurs in relationships. I first learned about this at The Hendricks Institute, where I went to school for life coaching, and have found it a useful tool ever...
by Maria Merloni | Jun 1, 2012 | Relationships
I know “quality time” is a cliche that people make a lot of jokes about, but I’ve recently rediscovered how important it is to a relationship. I noticed during my last long term relationship that I was getting more critical of my partner for what seemed like the...
by Maria Merloni | May 25, 2012 | Relationships
So the other night we were sitting in our monthly Synergistic Energy Exchange group and I was reading an article about sacred sexuality to the group. (I like to do that lately, put on my sexy librarian glasses and read to the group. I call it “sacred porn”.) There’s...
