by Marlena Fiol | Aug 11, 2019
Dr. Paul Lam, Tai Chi for Health Institute I don’t need to give you all the details of my wonderful, overly full life for you to understand that sometimes it feels like I’m spinning out of control. It…
by Marlena Fiol | Aug 4, 2019
I have my old stories. You have yours. We all have them. It’s how we learned to make sense of the world around us, and sometimes still do. These old stories about what’s happened to me in the past often continue to rule how…
by Marlena Fiol | Jul 29, 2019
In a healthy relationship, your partner is that special someone who meshes with you so well that you coexist in perfect harmony. You never have any disagreements, right? Wrong. Research actually suggests that the process of conflict and arguing can be beneficial to the…
by Marlena Fiol | Jul 21, 2019
The photo is of Ed and me nearly 20 years ago. Drama or action movie? Chinese or Italian food? Spending or saving the latest paycheck? Sacrifice in a partnership means that I freely choose to give up something I want for the sake…
by Marlena Fiol | Jul 14, 2019
A few months ago, Ed and I sat on the back patio of our winter home in Tucson, Arizona, watching the changing tones of red and purple of the setting sun against Sabino Canyon, and reflecting on our life in the desert. “One of the…