This is a topic I have written about extensively in the past, but since I consider myself a divorce advocate I wanted to re-visit it. The holidays are rough…hang in there guys! I wanted to write this piece because I really think a lot of the “Advice for Divorced People” websites, books and other […]
I don’t need a book or lecture to remind me that depression is a physical illness, and not something that is just made up in my head or a weakness on my part. I don’t choose to battle this demon over and over again. I know exactly what has caused this latest bout, but […]
I guess it has always been there to some degree since childhood. I would love to say that my childhood was happy and that everyone around me was loving and supportive. But who has that childhood? I have met a few who have been fortunate enough to at least have strength in their basic foundational […]
I have said many times on this blog, when a person is over 35 and still single they tend to fall into certain general categories Those who never want to settle down – And that is a personal choice there is nothing wrong with living alone Those who are too immature to have a decent […]
A few months ago I had to make yet another trip to my bank to sort out some lingering financial ties with my ex-husband. I had no idea when I set up our mutual funds as joint accounts, that getting them cut in half once divorced would be next to impossible. Splitting mutual funds or […]
One of the many profound changes since leaving my husband nearly three years ago is losing my ability to sleep. From my earliest memories I can recall lying in bed completely awake worrying about something or pondering the meaning of the universe. During waking hours I can chatter on about meaningless drivel but late at […]
Someone searched on my blog for the following and it caused me to go cold. How to stop enabling depression The amount of misunderstanding in that one simple statement is enormous. I just wrote a blog about addiction, and now I am back on depression. So here we go. Depression and addiction are often present […]
One of my most popular blog posts is about the illness of depression. A well-meaning friend just posted something on Facebook basically with the following sentiment, I will paraphrase for length Don’t be negative or sad, we have all had tough times. And I have had a lot of tragedy in my life but I […]
So this is just a message to all of my regular readers. I don’t intend on trying to get this published anywhere else but on this blog. The holidays were never a gray area for me growing up. My family had its issues, as every family has problems, but Christmas was always a joyous time […]
Originally published on July 18th, 2010 This blog post is from another older blog that I am currently shutting down. So if you know me at all, heck if you have even encountered me for more than five minutes since June 21, 2009 you know a few things about me. 1. That I am going […]
