As I shared last week, emotional stress has caused me to develop a chronic illness. Through my time learning self and social awareness, I’ve learned that I’m an emotional person (an “empath” as many call it). I’m also highly intuitive about things that others may be feeling (I can easily help people understand their own feelings) and things going on…
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Before marriage, I was seemingly healthy. It was obvious to me that stress played a huge part in my overall health when within a couple of days of my wedding day, I was physically sick. We all just chalked it up to “wedding day stress” and I was better for the honeymoon weeks later. It wasn’t until I became pregnant, that…
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This week I received another email from a reader who is no longer speaking with a child – a person she gave life to. Sadly, this is not unusual. She is not alone. When most ladies read or hear my story, they email me to let me know that they too are experiencing unnecessary child estrangement caused by blame-shifting and…
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All throughout my marriage, I prayed for peace. I was emotionally tired from the continuous mind games, the constant deception, and trying to keep the marriage alive when it had been dead for years. I just was so ready to surround myself with people who treated each other with care and concern, and kindness and respect, like I had experienced…
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How do I stop thinking about him? How do I get him out of my mind and my heart? Will I ever get over my ex-husband? When will this get easier? Will I ever find love again? These and other similar questions are what I get asked on a daily basis. Feelings that seem to keep us tied to our…
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This article is for you and me both. Because the raw truth is, I have often wondered if I am enough. Do you? Today, I made red-skinned potatoes for dinner, instead of jasmine rice to go with chicken. That was not what was wanted. I refused to make rice in addition to everything else because I knew it wouldn’t be…
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Update 2021: This was the very first blog post I wrote about divorce healing a year after I went through my own healing. Now this entire blog is written around divorce. Since writing this, I’ve learned a ton, I’ve mentored many women, and I continue to learn every day. If this is your first time here, I hope you keep…
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Yes, you read that title correctly. This is not a bait-and-switch article where you get a title that is opposite to the post’s reasoning. Call me what you will but the truth is, I rarely, if ever, pray for my ex-husband. Not because I hate him. Not because I’m unforgiving and bitter. This is just something I’ve learned through my…
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At the very beginning of the divorce healing process, most women stay focused on the things that have happened to them or what their husband has done or is still doing. From my years of walking with women, and experiencing divorce myself, this seems to be a common first step in the processing of divorce healing and forgiveness. Did you…
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In part one of this forgiveness series, I explained that forgiving is not instantaneous to heal the wounds of a divorce. But often, “You need to forgive!” is the first advice given by pastors and Christian helpers to separated or divorcing women. I know this because not only did I hear that phrase myself, but most emails from readers start…
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