Stand Firm After Divorce

2020-03-04T03:29:43+00:00

“If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.” ~ Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister Not Everyone Will Like You I made a big collage for my kitchen. I used all kinds of handmade paper torn into squares. On

Stand Firm After Divorce2020-03-04T03:29:43+00:00

Your Unplanned Future After Divorce

2020-03-04T04:41:11+00:00

"The future isn't what it used to be." ~ Yogi Berra I'm sure Yogi Berra made the above statement to be funny. And to a normal person whose life is humming along, it would be. But in the early stages of my midlife divorce, that statement would have brought me to tears. When Plans

Your Unplanned Future After Divorce2020-03-04T04:41:11+00:00

Mom and Me

2016-04-06T23:43:44+00:00

This is my mom's birthday.  Below is a brief description of her life.  The picture is one of the few pictures of just the two of us when I was a baby.  She used to polish my white high-top shoes every day while I napped.  Among her many talents was that she was an excellent

Mom and Me2016-04-06T23:43:44+00:00

Dumped By The Side Of The Road

2020-05-01T20:41:12+00:00

We have all heard the story of the dog or cat that is callously dumped on the side of road by a heartless person who no longer wants them. We often use terms such as dumped like a sack of garbage, which clearly illustrates the lack of value and consideration given to those animals

Dumped By The Side Of The Road2020-05-01T20:41:12+00:00

Don’t Postpone Joy – (Especially In The Middle Of Divorce)

2018-01-10T18:10:43+00:00

Don’t Postpone Joy - Especially Now "Ever spent months, even years, of your life as if they were just a phase you were going through, an extended transition, until the time when your real life would begin?  Here are two simple rules:  Rule #1.  BEGIN AT ONCE TO LIVE.  Rule #2.  DON'T POSTPONE JOY." Landon

Don’t Postpone Joy – (Especially In The Middle Of Divorce)2018-01-10T18:10:43+00:00

True Freedom – Veteran’s Day & Divorce

2023-08-17T21:52:03+00:00

"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid."    Dwight D. Eisenhower We as individual women going through divorce, have a new kind of freedom to choose what our life will be like in the future. Like the quote above, freedom is not for the weak and

True Freedom – Veteran’s Day & Divorce2023-08-17T21:52:03+00:00

Very, Very Sad Morning – Please Read This

2021-07-12T20:45:16+00:00

Last night I had four conversations scheduled with women from around the country who want to get over their divorces.  I finished up close to 10:00 pm.  I started in again at 7:00 am taking more calls and giving encouragement.  Some were especially worried about the upcoming holidays.  With each woman, we talked about

Very, Very Sad Morning – Please Read This2021-07-12T20:45:16+00:00

The Divorce Hole – The first step to getting out

2023-08-11T16:41:04+00:00

“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.” From Normal is Just a Setting on the Dryer by Adair Lara Sometimes divorce is like one big giant hole and you are in the bottom digging away … and if you’re like me, probably sobbing harder and harder

The Divorce Hole – The first step to getting out2023-08-11T16:41:04+00:00

Being Nice is Overrated –

2015-09-15T19:40:53+00:00

  "If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing."  Margaret Thatcher At my first Midlife Divorce Recovery Boot Camp, one of the speakers was Barrie Arachtingi, a psychologist. Her presentation was great! One of the things she said that

Being Nice is Overrated –2015-09-15T19:40:53+00:00

Do you really want to get better after Divorce? – This works

2019-12-02T19:59:53+00:00

“Life Lesson #3: There is no rational reason to remain a pessimist in a world that is full of so many miracles.” Karen Salmansohn in Enough, Dammit – A cynics guide to finally getting what you want out of life Whether you, like me, believe in a personal, loving, caring God or not, there

Do you really want to get better after Divorce? – This works2019-12-02T19:59:53+00:00