Let’s face it, holidays can be hard for single mommas. Even Mother’s Day. Your kids may be out of that stage where their cute teachers have them make an adorable keepsake for you. You might not have anyone showering you …
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This should be printed on a coffee mug as a daily reminder! Yet, after my divorce, I found myself thinking that I was broken for years (after I stopped blaming my ex for being the only broken one). This was …
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I think I’ve cried a dozen times this week. The days leading up to my first born’s 18th birthday unexpectedly hit me with so much sadness. John [my husband] doesn’t get it. How could he? He’s not a mom. He …
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Oh man, my inner b*tch is working hard to take me down this week. She tells me that the leprocy all over my face (OK, it’s psoriasis, but it looks like what I imagine leprocy looks like…I’m being dramatic, I …
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I can’t believe it’s already been 5 years. It some ways, it seems like we’ve been married for 20 years, and in some ways it feels like our wedding was a few months ago. We went to Sedona for our …
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The best way to have a healthy relationship with anyone else is to have a healthy relationship with yourself. So, why is this so hard? Why do most of us struggle with self-worth and self-love? The full answer to that …
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My daughter Leah was born with a blockage in her intestines. I didn’t know it. She seemed fine to everyone, but when she spit up, it was green. She was born at about 7:30pm, and when I asked two different …
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It’s Good Friday today. It also happens to be a lesser known “day”… Reconciliation Day. That, plus Easter is this Sunday. I can’t help but think about rebirth and growth. I thought, how perfect is this for a day for …
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Let’s talk self-image and body image. Something I’ve struggled with my entire existence. Anyone grow up thinking 5’10” and 100 pounds was the only definition of beautiful? Me either. Transformation involves transforming the prior beliefs and definitions that have “set …
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One of the books that hit me in the gut right after my divorce was a book called “Codependent No More” by Melody Beatty. I didn’t know what “codependent” meant, and I think most people hear “codependency” and think that …
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