It's a Journey
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Choosing Not to be a victim
Choosing Not to Be a Victim Last week's post is missing. Where did it go? It got wiped out by two weeks of negative internal chatter and a brain stuck firmly on the worst-case future. When I finally...
Waiting to See What’s Revealed
Waiting to See What's Revealed I have a friend with two decks of cards, Life Cards and Angel Cards. Every so often she pulls them out of the cupboard, and we each draw one from each deck without...
Independent Renée vs. Relationship Renée
Independent Renée vs. Relationship Renée Not sure how many of you watched Seinfeld when it originally aired, but I did, and one episode has been resonating with me lately. George spent that episode...
Divorcing Better
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...
Advocate, Mom, Writer
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.