The last 3 months have had me living in a grief-stricken fog. I got hit by a freight train, and immediately had to pick up the aftermath...

The last couple months have been some of the hardest in my life outside of the years building up to and going through my divorce. My...

I didn't take any time away from work to manage the madness. Not when he was in the thick of his crazy and I was getting 5 calls a night...

I often need to reassure myself that I can't regret the choice I made in him, even with all the pain, anxiety, unhappiness and loss....

Grief comes from unexpected places during times of loss. Losing my house was the hardest loss for me. One I grieve still to this day. Not...

It took 10 years to fully lose myself. From the very first conversation, unbeknownst to me, the first chip fell. Over the course of our...

I don't recall a time that I ever thought, "I can't do this on my own." That was one barrier that I didn't have to overcome. I've done so...

I had a moment of strength that November night, and I didn't look back. I gave myself a day or two to process the decision with my...

Over the last 5 years, I must have created some sort of underground reputation as a "divorce whisperer" or something. I've had so many...

Warning: This post discusses particularly sensitive and personal topics. For a long time I struggled to think of myself as someone in an...

We had happy times, of course. There was always his crazy side, but once we were married August 12, 2011, we had a solid 5 years of being...

It seems so obvious... Do things for the right reasons. And make sure you have the information you really need to decide. I did not even...

People have asked me, "Did you see signs? Any red flags before you got married?" I wish I could say, "No... it came completely out of...

One of the biggest takeaways I had - and maybe it's now a bit of my rallying cry - is to SHOW UP. The famous quote by Woody Allen is "80%...

The first weekend in June of 2017, I made last minute dinner plans with my 3 best friends. It was the weekend after my 34th birthday (and...

On December 31, 2019 I posted on social media as I sat in my kitchen by myself. I had put my then 3 year old daughter Mia to bed hours...