

The Science of Marriage: The kid effect, divorce proofing and eyes half shut
With a gallon of milk and loaf of bread in hand, I spotted it out of the corner of my eye. The next thing I knew, Time magazine’s special edition this month, “The Science of Marriage,” moved down the grocery conveyor belt and into my bag among the other things that actually were on my list that day. After 23 years of marriage I wanted to know the secret to stay happy in a long-term relationship, which the sub-headlines promised to deliver. MIKE: A- It was not on the list I

Sinek says “Failed Parenting Strategies” to blame
A mom of four teens and young adults, Kori shares her take on Simon Sinek's talk on Millennials and the concept of "failed parentin


Drive Progress: The Super Bowl ad that made me think about equity and sidelines
Equal Pay for Equal Work…never thought that would come up as a commercial during the Super Bowl. I wasn’t anticipating having to think during commercials. I expected the traditional, attention-getting ads from Coke or Budweiser or maybe a new Go Daddy ad. I wanted to see which one would make me laugh the most. Even when this Audi ad started playing I thought it would morph into the newest technology from Apple. That didn’t happen. I watched intently as the girl in her b


Compartmentalization -- A Bust!
This week, Elizabeth McCord, main character from the television series Madam Secretary, expressed out loud what I was feeling inside. “It is getting harder to compartmentalize,” McCord said after a hard day at the office as Secretary of State, only to face another challenge at home, as a mom of teenage and young adult children. MIKE: Hmmmm…I am getting a little worried about this set up… thinking a smorgasbord of situations, a litany of lists or mixture of miscellany is comin