Fort Worth Couple Looks To Create Change In Workplaces With Consulting Company

Arlington TX

31 December, 2021

2:11 PM

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By Kristen Barton, Fort Worth Report December 30, 2021 Every morning, David M. M. Taffet gets up at 6:30 a.m., takes a walk and spends time journaling. About 8:30 a.m., he wakes his wife, Christie Zwahlen, with a fresh cup of coffee in bed, where they talk about the morning he's had and the day ahead. Taffet, 54, and Zwahlen, 37, unashamedly say they saved each other. It's easy to observe the devotion and love in their expressions and in how they talk about each other. They often pause to look at each other when speaking, they hold hands and are quick to brag on the other. In some instances, when they notice the other start to talk in a negative way, they interject to talk about how wonderful they are. Each time they have a cup of coffee, they are reminded of the moment they met in June 2015 in New Orleans. Zwahlen was presenting at a conference there and heard about Addiction Coffeehouse and decided to try it. Once she got there, she realized she did not have her wallet. Taffet, who was the owner and creator of the shop, paid for her coffee. The two struck up a conversation about their work in social impact. Taffet told Zwahlen his son, Jordan, was studying social work and asked if he could connect the two of them. Taffet and Zwahlen exchanged information and kept talking. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.