It's a Journey

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You Still have to Talk to them

by | Mar 9, 2016

You'll Still Have to Talk to Them From my very unofficial polling of people I meet, money and parenting issues are the two biggest causes of divorce. I had a slightly funny, slightly tragic conversation with a friend recently. We were commiserating over both having...

Same Money, Different Story

by | Feb 24, 2016

Same Money, Different Story Retirement takes up a lot of space in our collective consciousness. It's what we're all supposedly saving for, and it's especially loaded right now, when so many people struggle to get by while working full-time. How are we supposed to save...

The Story I told myself about money

by | Feb 10, 2016

The Story I Told Myself About Money The stories that play in our heads usually get planted there by whatever's happening in the world around us as we grow up. We absorb them from parents, friends, and the wider culture, and depending on how loud and constant they are,...

Step 9

Oct 10, 2015 |

  Step 9 Divorce is usually the end result of a fairly typical progression: You get married. You begin navigating married life together. You and your partner start facing real challenges. You...

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Know Yourself First

Sep 30, 2015 |

Know Yourself First When I realized my marriage was over, one of the first things I started thinking about was how much harder my life was about to get. Everything was going to be harder. I was...

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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.