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View fullsize An honor to share my take with the paper of record! Thank you @alixstrauss and @nytimes. Swipe for my close-up.
View fullsize nycweddingcoach is now @love.smart_, but it’s still me. My mission is still to give you the tools to help you grow in all the ways you love in your relationships — with yourself, and with others. Thanks for being here with me. In the com
View fullsize Still me. I've thought a lot about my handle since I entered this space. While I'll continue talking about weddings, my focus is also on relationships. About how we love. Even though we learn long division and grammar in school, we don't learn what
View fullsize I’m changing my name to @love.smart_ . But it’s your friendly nycweddingcoach behind the handle.
View fullsize nycweddingcoach is now @love.smart_ Check out my squares for the big picture.
View fullsize I've thought a lot about my handle since I entered this space. While I'll continue talking about weddings, my focus is also on relationships. About how we love. Even though we learn long division and grammar in school, we don't learn what it takes to
View fullsize I've thought a lot about my handle since I entered this space. While I'll continue talking about weddings, my focus is also on relationships. About how we love. Even though we learn long division and grammar in school, we don't learn what it takes to
View fullsize Insta and Pinterest help us idealize the idea of rolling with our crew on the wedding day. But not everyone has a ready-made crew. And that’s ok. . Not everyone has friends who get along with each other. That’s ok. Not everyone has friend
View fullsize How do you deal with it when your parents are taking over? I had the pleasure of speaking with Annakeara Stinson of @bustle in late October. . I focused more on the money side of things here — how to deal in a scenario where your parents really
View fullsize It’s not necessarily the thing itself. The unreturned text message. The misconstrued comment. Sometimes it’s that the space between you crumbles. That it can’t support the weight of misunderstanding. . Without that net of trust and
View fullsize Had so much fun doing an impromptu photo shoot with some of the kindest and most knowledgeable people in the wedding industry. Not only are they incredibly talented, but they were gracious enough to let me spend the afternoon with them. 📸 @michaelsu
View fullsize Cold hard fact: when people aren’t free to be themselves, their mental health suffers. The mental toll it takes to hide your sexuality contributes to depression, anxiety, and more. Why? Shame. Stigma. Fear. If you’re LGBTQ, I see you and
View fullsize It’s pretty normal to feel let down after your wedding. This great article by @alixstrauss of @nytimesfashion breaks down some reasons why. -People getting married are at the center of attention during wedding planning and devote a tremendous a
View fullsize Enough said.
View fullsize Getting on the same page about money is where the rubber meets the road. I’m encouraging you to look within, reflect on your experiences, and articulate them to your partner. Listen while your partner does the same. Where are your similaritie
View fullsize I was fortunate to speak briefly with HuffPost about ways anxiety can impact digestion! Putting on my psychologist hat for a second. 🎩 The brain-gut connection is powerful. When you get anxious, hormones and chemicals that get released in the brain
View fullsize Money is one of the trickiest things. Here are some reasons it causes tension: A spender and a saver may always conflict. These aren’t the only two types, most people fall somewhere in the middle. Your experiences of money growing up set the
View fullsize My colleague says she’s going to write a book called, “If you want to get married, don’t plan a wedding.” I disagree, but it’s stressful! Here are some ways you and your partner might be pulled in different directions w
View fullsize What's one of the #1 stressors in relationships and weddings? Money. So let's talk about why. When someone's directly told you not to talk about something, you get the message it's not okay. There's a deep sense of shame that can come from feeling
View fullsize When you’re flexible on a boundary or don’t set one, some ways forward. 1. When you’re frustrated, remind yourself there was a reason for this. Otherwise you would have made a change. 2. Explain, but don’t complain. It&rsquo