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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...

Step 9

by | 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 realize you approach those challenges differently. You try to negotiate...

Know Yourself First

by | 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 becoming a single parent for half my waking hours, starting that new...

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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Noticing the Thoughts

Apr 4, 2015 |

Noticing the Thoughts In her book The Soul of Money, Lynne Twist writes about how many of us wake up with the same automatic thought before we've even had a chance to question it: not enough sleep,...

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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.