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First Things First: What it means to put first things first
First Things First is in the middle of a rebrand. Same name. Same mission. Deeper alignment.
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First Things First: The Mother’s Day column I forgot to write
I try to keep one eye on the calendar.
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First Things First: Love in a neurodiverse relationship
A friend of mine recently said, "I love him deeply ... but sometimes it feels like we're having two completely different conversations."
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First Things First: The complicated truth about second chances in relationships
Some people's stories don't come with clean endings.
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First Things First: What will this generation not hear from their parents?
A friend recently posed a question to me that I have not been able to shake.
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First Things First: When your adult child hasn’t launched
There is a particular ache in parenting adult children: They are old enough to vote, drive and ignore your excellent advice, yet sometimes not quite old enough to stop making decisions that make you want to stare at the ceiling and reconsider every permissive moment since preschool.
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First Things First: The long shadow of harsh parenting
Most parents have had that moment.
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First Things First: The fight over social media and our children
For years, many parents have had the same uneasy feeling: Social media platforms do not just entertain our children, they seem to capture them. Now, the courts are beginning to say that concern may not be mere parental intuition.
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First Things First: How confidence in your relationship shapes your well-being
There is something deeply calming about believing your relationship is steady. Not perfect. Not conflict-free. Not untouched by stress. Steady.
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First Things First: Defining clarity before marriage
A few weeks ago, I found myself standing in a room full of college students talking about relationships. Some were engaged. Some were dating someone seriously. A few were still figuring out what they wanted.
