when an affair hits home part III: for the unfaithful partner
This post is part three of a three-part series dedicated to those who are going through an affair. You can read part one here and […]
when an affair hits home part II: for the betrayed – detective vs. investigative questions
Your partner cheated. Unfortunately, you were on the receiving end. You have experienced a roller coaster of emotions and expressed them in a number of […]
when an affair hits home: part I
Shock. Disbelief. Numbness. Sadness. Anger. Rage. Like a knife twisting through the soul. If you have lived through an infidelity, you may have felt any […]
worry vs. rumination
If you are a human being, you are guaranteed to experience worry from time to time because that’s what humans do. Worry is a normal […]
pain: friend or foe?
Our default response to pain of any kind is to avoid it as much as possible. We take medication, wish it would go away so […]
the difference between self-care and self-improvement
Self-care and self-help or self-improvement are words we seem to encounter regularly these days. Rows upon rows of books in every bookstore promise to help […]
mother’s day – a day of pain for many
Mothers who have lost children Those who have lost mothers Those with strained mother relationships Mothers with strained child relationships Those who have chosen not […]
children and divorce: getting through it
Going through a separation and divorce is hard enough without the added stress of having children involved, but many find themselves in this situation. If […]
what divorce taught me about myself
The word “divorce” used to be an ugly word for me because it brought up a sense of right and wrong that has been ingrained […]
pocket skills for mindfulness
This post is for you if you belong to the camp of people who think you “should” meditate or engage in some kind of mindfulness […]