Hi, I’m Adele. I’m a 43-year-old mom of two wonderful girls, and I’ve been happily married to my wife for 12 years.

Over the 21 years we’ve been together, communication has been our biggest challenge. I grew up in an environment where criticism and conflict were everyday occurrences, while my wife came from a home where issues were always swept under the rug. Despite our deep love for each other, we really struggled to communicate.

It took a lot of self-reflection, hard work, empathy, and patience to reach the point where we can express our feelings and emotions freely, without one of us getting defensive and having an explosive fight or resorting to silent treatment.