She ran a small stand, halfway up the mountain I was climbing in China. She didn’t speak much English and I didn’t speak Chinese. She didn’t just slam a…

There’s plenty of time for discipline, criticism, tough love, and advice—later. For now, just for a minute, let nurturing be enough. Nurturing gestures include nonsexual touch, a genuine smile,…

Being nurturing doesn’t mean we need to be gushy, oversentimental, overprotective, smothering, obnoxious, insincere, or codependent. For a long time, that’s what I thought it meant. It is possible…