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The four skills that fix your marriage, and your team

by ryan_admin | Jul 31, 2026 | Communication, Relationship skills, Wellness in the Wordplace

“The skills that keep desire alive at home are the same ones that keep a team alive at work. We just never connect the dots.” – Ask NickiWhen I wrote Sexponential, I built it around a simple formula: E = MC³. Erotic energy comes from Mindfulness, Communication,...

Mismatched Desire: Why One of You Wants It More (And What To Do About It)

by laeni_admin | Mar 17, 2026 | Communication, Intimacy, Relationship skills

Mismatched Desire: Why one of you wants It more (And what to do about It) There is a question almost every couple Googles at some point, usually late at night and quietly: Is it normal that we do not want sex at the same time or as often anymore? It feels like...

Spillover: When life’s resentments end up in the bedroom

by laeni_admin | Jan 28, 2026 | Relationship skills, Communication, Intimacy

Spillover: When life’s resentments end up in the bedroom “When resentment has nowhere to go, it often ends up in the bedroom.” – Ask Nicki One of the most common things I see in long-term couples is this: the bedroom carrying the weight of everything else. ...

The myth of “Just Get Over It”: Why unspoken issues don’t stay quiet

by laeni_admin | Jan 28, 2026 | Communication

The myth of “Just Get Over It”: Why unspoken issues don’t stay quiet. “What we don’t talk about doesn’t disappear — it just finds another place to live.” – Ask Nicki I often hear people dismiss relationship discomfort with phrases like “It’s not a big deal” or...