Many years ago, right before I got married, I created an email that reflected what would become my new name and the year that we were getting married. This has been the email that I have used for more than a decade. This is the email that has reflected who I was for those years.... Continue Reading →
A Perfect Union of Opposites
In a movie I was watching, one of the characters had a yin yang tattoo representing the perfect union of opposites. For some reason this line alone was what stood out to me about the film and got me thinking most. I think that more of us need to have a yin yang tattoo. Well,... Continue Reading →
Take a Gamble
It's so easy to put up walls after going through something difficult - whatever that might be. It's so easy to close off everyone else and keep things "safe" for yourself. It's easy to learn how to only look out for yourself and keep yourself from being vulerable again - because when you're vulnerable, you... Continue Reading →
We Are Not Who We Once Were (Hopefully…)
Everything seems the same and yet everything is different. A death, a divorce, a disagreement, a loss of any kind, a pandemic...A move, a new hobby, a good book, a puppy, a new relationship... Any time we experience something new in our lives (good or bad, big or small) it affects us and changes us... Continue Reading →
It’s Not You, It’s Me
I know, I know, that sounds like a really cliche and totally terrible break-up line. But it's not a break-up I'm thinking of, but instead the start of a new relationship. After you have been in a relationship for such a long time (say, 15 years or so?) and then it's gone, there's still a... Continue Reading →
Whether You Know It or Not
When we are willing to open up and share, others become willing to do the same. As I wrote in a much earlier blog post - I created this blog not only for myself, but for those who read it as well. My hope has been through sharing my own story, others would see theirs... Continue Reading →
Goodbye is the Hardest Word to Say
I feel like over the past two years "goodbye" is a word I've had to say more times than I wanted to. I had to say goodbye to the idea that my husband loved me. I had to say goodbye to the marriage we had. I had to say goodbye to the family I had... Continue Reading →
Knowing You’re Not Alone
Going through a divorce can be an isolating experience. Even though you are surrounded by family and friends who are there to lift you up, it often feels like you are alone in your pain. To help me understand what I was thinking, what I was feeling - especially after learning about the affair -... Continue Reading →
Taking Necessary Steps
"I guess we get a divorce." Those six words, uttered while sitting in the marriage counselors office, are forever burned into my memory. Those words - words that could never be taken back - marked the turning point. I knew then that I had lost him - no matter how long I held out hope;... Continue Reading →
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