Active listening is one of the most important communication skills you can develop. In this video you’ll learn the six components of active listening and how they can help you build stronger relationships, reduce conflict, and improve communication in everyday life. In this video we discuss What active listening is–and what it isn’t Understanding is different from agreement The six components of active listening: Pay Attention Hold Judgement Reflect Clarify Summarize Share These practical communication skills can help strengthen marriages, improve parenting, build healthier friendships and create more productive conversations at home and at work. Question for you: Which part of active listening do you find most challenging? Take what helps and leave the rest. The Steady Home helps young adults, couples, and families build stronger relationships through practical communication skills, intentional living, and everyday life lessons.

A quiet moment for anyone who needed one today. Take a breath. Slow down for a second. Let the water be your reminder that you don’t have to carry everything all at once.

If you’ve ever set a goal and then felt stuck trying to follow through, you’re not alone. In this video, I’m sharing the D-PAR method of goal setting—a simple framework that helps you move from intention to real growth through four steps: Discover, Plan, Act, Review. This isn’t about doing things perfectly. It’s about learning, adjusting, and growing on purpose. If you saw my video on the PACT method, this is another approach you can use to think through your goals in a different way. Let me know in the comments—what are you discovering right now?

In this video, I introduce the PACT Goal Setting Method—a simple approach to goal setting that focuses on being Purposeful, Actionable, Continuous, Trackable. Instead of chasing perfection, this framework helps you build steady progress and clarity around what you're working toward.

This video is part of a series about pursuing meaningful goals while staying connected to the people who support us. In this video, I share my real-life example of using the PACT Goal Setting Method when I decided to go back to school. We’ll talk about: • Working on multiple goals at the same time • Keeping goals purposeful, actionable, continuous and trackable • Involving supportive people in the process Sometimes progress doesn’t happen by focusing on just one thing—it happens by moving several meaningful things forward, a little at a time. Recording your goal is an important step. If you would like to use the template that I used in the video, click here for a pdf download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-v-2RqpJ2I501lYZx8LmyN7BNhWRi_th/view?usp=sharing

Goal setting is powerful—but communication is what brings it to life. In this video, we look at how sharing goals can reduce tension, strengthen relationships, and help everyone move in the same direction.

Welcome! This channel is dedicated to my daughter and her generation—anyone navigating relationships, dating, and life as a young adult. Here, I share practical tips for improving communication, building strong connections, and mastering the essential skills of “adulting” in today’s world. Subscribe and join the journey—let’s grow together, one skill at a time!