Emotional Wreck or Work in Progress?
March 4, 2019Lately, I find myself ridiculously emotional. I honestly can’t stand myself. I’ll be out having a good time with friends and someone will ask me a question about my past or current situation and I’m instantly in tears pouring out my heart about something that I thought I had worked through and moved past. Something about packing up a lifetime of memories is bringing everything to the surface. Everything in this house is attached to a memory (good and bad). The drawer with family photos of happy times with the kids making a snow fort in the front yard or…
Why You’re Alone On Valentine’s Day…Again
The dreaded day is here again. The day where us lonely singles are wondering why another year has gone by and we still find ourselves without a Valentine. Since my divorce, I can’t help but think—maybe next year I’ll be…
Let Go of the Lie
Recently my strength and faith have been challenged. Just when I thought things were turning around for me, they fell apart once again. Right after the devastation of learning that I was going to be forced out of my home,…
Rise Up
It has been an exhausting yet transformational few weeks to say the least. I’ve been lining up countless appointments to see apartments, condos, and rental homes. I saw so many places they started to blur together so I had to…
My Story
It has been weeks since I’ve wanted to write. I could blame it on the holidays and this crazy time of year, but that would be a lie. The truth is…the hard to admit truth is that I’ve been hiding…
Don’t Take Love for Granted
Recently, I spoke with a young woman that reached out to me for some advice because she is struggling in her marriage. I have never met the woman and it can be difficult to counsel people via text because you…
Growing Through It
I read a lot of books, blogs, and articles about personal development and listen to endless hours of podcasts with women sharing their stories about divorce and surviving an affair. I guess I appreciate hearing how other people dealt with…
Why I Decided to Walk Away From Online Dating
I finally did it. I put the crack pipe down and walked away. I deleted the dating apps from my phone and vowed to never return. I have come to the point where I realized that I would rather be…
Turning the Corner
There is a shift happening in my life. I’m not quite sure if it’s that I’m finally turning the corner or I’m falling into a deep depression. Depending on the day, it can feel like both. Here we are in…
The New Approach to Dating
For those of you that read my blog regularly, you know that I have had a pretty disastrous, sometimes amusing experiences with dating. Remember the time I went out to NoHo (North Hampton) on my first online date and the…
Finding Your Way Out of the Black Hole of Divorce
As I scroll through countless posts from the wounded souls out there recovering from divorce, I’m reminded of my own journey and the stages of grief you go through to get past it. My heart goes out to those women…