Midlife Madness

A story of abandonment and sorrow on what should be a day of celebration.

How strange it was to write the title of this blog, “Mourning My Mother,” because my mother has not died. As far as I know she is healthy...

Severed relationships do not break bonds, love, or worry I wish more than anything that I was writing this blog to tell everyone that the...

For the first time in my life, I will not be celebrating the holiday season.

Life vests aren't always easy to find when you are drowning. As I suspected it would be, Mother’s Day was hard on me. I started to slip...

"Hallmark" holidays are for the privileged and lucky.

The truth hurts, but so too do false accusations! Writing this post was another emotional slug fest. It took me more than three weeks and...

If you must keep a scorecard of your life and relationships, count the the hits not misses. The last nine months have been among the most...

If you feel like you have failed at something, there is a good chance that you have not failed, but rather that you were defining success...

How others see you is not necessarily a reflection of who you are.

sometimes just allowing someone to speak their truth, and offering them an ear without judgment is the first step in freeing them...