It's a Journey

Living Apart Together and Personal Finances

We're Basically a LAT Couple Living Apart Together, LAT for short, is a relatively new acronym for couples who are romantically involved but choose not to move in together. Along with yuppies and DINKs, we have LATs. I sometimes wonder why this wasn't a thing when I...

Getting Through the Wall of Pain and Suffering

Getting Through the Wall of Pain and Suffering

Getting Through the Wall of Pain and Suffering I often come across clients who are on a path that brings deep emotional pain, and they can't see how to find a healing way forward. I want to help my clients find a better, less emotionally overwhelming path. Still, I've...

September

September

Labour Day.
A day of gratitude for Co-Parents A and B.
A day to remind them how much easier it is to make decisions now, which is a massive relief as the decisions never stop and only seem to increase with each passing September.

Renaming the Divorcemobile

Renaming the Divorcemobile

Renaming the Divorcemobile A client once asked me what kind of car to buy. I didn't have a standard answer, because it depends entirely on the person, their situation, and what actually matters to...

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My Worst Client

My Worst Client It's December 19th. I'd planned to go Christmas shopping; it was getting close to the wire, but it started to slush, and after a short walk, I was left soaked and cold, so I decided...

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Bringing Back Time

Bringing Time Back I start new posts all the time. Most of them are about time, fittingly, since I usually run out of it before I finish writing them. Lately even the starting has slowed down. I...

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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.