by Mary B Safrit | Oct 19, 2022 | How-to's, Relationships and Community
When I got this question, my instinct was to respond with a question (a classic coach move). I was curious about what made this person’s brain immediately associate being real with being a complainer. After taking some time to consider, I realized that I actually...
by Mary B Safrit | Oct 19, 2022 | How-to's, Singleness, Uncategorized
Let’s talk about “the gap.” It exists in many contexts—work, church, relationships, ourselves, etc. It’s the space between reality and what we want, expect, or think we deserve. Life as imperfect humans in an imperfect world means that our lives are filled with gaps....
by Mary B Safrit | Oct 12, 2022 | Christian Living, How-to's, Relationships and Community, Singleness, Uncategorized
Feeling afraid about the idea of being in a relationship and the idea of staying single, both are terrifying. I love the realness of this question. So much so that I decided to ask a therapist to weigh in. I went live with Candice Czubernat to talk about overcoming...
by Mary B Safrit | Oct 5, 2022 | How-to's, Relationships and Community, Singleness
Friendship with married people. Expectations, communication, etc. I have a decent number of married friends, some I see more than others. Here are a few things that have made a huge difference in those relationships, at least from my end of things. Small and...
by Mary B Safrit | Sep 14, 2022 | How-to's, Relationships and Community, Singleness
Weddings as a single person can be weird. I know what you’re thinking. Yes, weddings are festive celebrations of love and an opportunity to witness a covenant between two people we (presumably) care about. There’s a lot to love about them. Cake. Pals. Chaotic...
by Mary B Safrit | Sep 7, 2022 | How-to's, Relationships and Community, Singleness
“Gosh, how do we celebrate ourselves without feeling vain? I don’t have a partner who can organize a birthday party or congratulate me on an accomplishment, but doing it for myself feels very… wrong and selfish somehow. Probably some bad thinking in...
