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Divorcing Better

by | Nov 5, 2015

Divorcing Better When I was freshly separated, I was under terrible stress and in extreme emotional pain. My days were consumed with anger and sadness, and I remember wondering if anything could be worse than going through a divorce. According to the Holmes and Rahe...

People Turn Up When you need them

People Turn Up When you need them

by | Oct 21, 2015

"People turn up in your life when you need them." Someone said this to me recently, essentially predicting her own appearance in mine. At the time, what I was actually thinking was: I do not need this person in my life at all. She'd blown in the door and immediately...

Empathy Works Both Ways

by | Oct 15, 2015

Empathy Works Both Ways Empathy is an interesting thing. I've always felt like I have a bit too much of it. I empathize easily with someone in pain, and I'll spend a good chunk of time trying to figure out how to help them. If I can't, I feel bad about it. For a long...

The five-minute fix

Apr 23, 2015 |

The Five-Minute Fix People love telling you that time heals all wounds. It takes time. You'll look back on this and laugh someday. And yet, if you ask around a bit more, plenty of people will also...

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My days these days are mostly advocacy, with my kids always first, and hiking, biking, and cold plunging worked in whenever I can. Winter cold plunges aren’t for everyone, but there’s a strange kind of beauty and calm in it that I’ve come to need.

Separation was a journey. It took time, and it taught me most of what I know now.