I carried the weight of trying to hold everything together. The meals, the kids, the house, the calendar, the atmosphere of our home. I truly believed if I didn't manage it all, everything would fall apart.

It was exhausting. But the hardest part? The more I tried to control, the more distance I fe...

For so long, I believed I had to give more to have the marriage I dreamed of.  I was taught that being a proper wife meant doing more for my husband. It was something along the lines of,  "Make him your king, i.e., serve him, and he will make you his Queen."

I thought I just had to work harder and ...

For years, I thought being a good wife meant doing more: organizing, reminding, initiating, fixing, suggesting, managing. I was exhausted… and worse, lonely.

I couldn’t understand how pouring myself into my marriage left me feeling unseen.

Then I discovered something that changed everything:
Th...

There was a time I thought I had to work harder to have the marriage I wanted - more conversations, more lists, more strategies. I believed if I could just explain things better or if he would just listen, we’d be okay.

But I learned something radical.
It wasn’t about fixing him.
It was about softe...

Yom Tov can feel like the longest 48 hours ever when you're dealing with a difficult relationship.

Maybe your husband shows up late for the seudah or not at all after a night of hocking instead of learning, or he sleeps the whole day instead of helping with the kids. Maybe he’s mean and hurtful, sa...

It is beyond frustrating when your husband seems oblivious to your ever-increasing to-do list and is only interested in staring at his phone, staying late at work, or taking a nap while the house is flying. He drags his feet to do the simplest things you ask him to do.  

What can you do about it?

Are you frustrated that your husband is not helping out?  Are you overwhelmed and exhausted and wish he would step up to the plate?

You are definitely not alone. But there is hope, and specific things you can do that can quickly turn your husband into your superhero and make your life feel easier, ...

Are you utterly exhausted? Is your day a juggling act, filled with the demands of work, caring for the kids, preparing meals, cleaning up the house, running errands, and tackling that ever-growing pile of laundry? Each day seems to leave you drained, both physically and emotionally.

My husband neve...

Do you feel stuck in a lonely and loveless marriage? Are you desperate to change things but just don’t know how?

If these feelings resonate with you, you’re not alone. That’s exactly how I felt from the moment my husband and I got married 30 years ago. That is, until I finally repaired my broken ma...