Tag: divorce
Getting to the Other Side of Divorce
“It gets better.”
“There’s life after divorce.”
These were things said to me in the early-going of the divorce process. I only sort of believed them,...
Online Dating & Mental Health Awareness Month: Yes, They’re Related.
I’ve been considering writing about the horrors of online dating, specifically after 40 in Iowa, for a while now. I almost had the whole...
Working Through Divorce Bias
A year has passed now since becoming a divorced mom. I still have a hard time saying that. I strongly dislike the word divorce,...
Getting Through Grief: One Little Choice At A Time
It’s 2023, and I just got done going for a run in my bright orange running shoes. I’m 41, recently divorced, a single mom...
Coming to Terms With My Sexless Marriage
I love my husband and the life he has made possible for us. However, there is a side to our marriage kept hidden–a side...
Hunger, Abuse, and Neglect: Hard Truths from my Mother’s Past
The stories of my mother's childhood are ones I know well, but they aren't mine. They're hers, and they aren't just stories. They are...