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Magazine: Life After Divorce

Divorce is anything but easy, and it often is not what we would have chosen, but you can rebuild your life into something wonderful.
Divorce: When Forever Ends

The American dream was lining up for us. We were living the life. But there was still this unhappiness, like a buzz in the background that never went away.
Magazine: Stopping the Cycle of Divorce

Your marriage isn’t doomed to ending in divorce like your parents’, especially if you consider these points.
Magazine: Boundaries in Marriage

The closer two people become, the more important it is to set firm boundaries. It’s the loving thing to do.
Adult Child of Divorce: A Tough Transition

I thought my parents would stay together until they died — you know, just like they promised in their vows.
Magazine: As of Today, I Am Divorced

Yesterday, as I stood in front of a judge and listened to questions being answered, my legs were barely able to hold me up. And then I heard this question from the other attorney, being asked of my ex-husband, “Is your marriage over?” Without hesitation, the reply came, “Yes.”
Magazine: Helping Children Cope with Separation and Divorce

Divorce is not just between two people. It affects others close to you, especially if you have kids. Virtually all children whose parents are separating experience painful feelings such as fear, loss, anger, and confusion. But you can help them through it.
Magazine: The Last Christmas Before the Divorce

I will never forget the Christmas party where I witnessed a family being torn apart.
Divorced Parents: Standing There... All Alone

I became a very quiet child, no longer the happy kid I used to be. I wanted answers. “Why did my mom leave me?” was all I could think about.
Unfaithful Husband: Thrown on a Roller Coaster

A few years into our marriage, I discovered that my husband had been sending sexually explicit emails to women he had met on the Internet. That was just the beginning.
Domestic Violence: Living With The Enemy

He used to lock me outside our house with no shoes or coat, rage at me for an hour or more, and make me doubt my sanity. When he hit me, it was the last straw.
PTSD from Childhood Trauma: The Weight I Carry

I dealt with a lot as a child. Stability and security were foreign concepts to me. I thought I beat the odds and survived. Unfortunately, the cost of that survival was high. My PTSD laid dormant until a new event brought it back to life.
Remarriage: Oversized Baggage

I couldn’t give her the life she wanted. Maybe I wasn’t such a great catch for her after all; my broken past and messy life were smothering her.
Amputation: A Long, Difficult Road

When I lost my leg, my whole world was turned upside down. This is my story…
PTSD from Policing: From Dream to Nightmare

After a few years of policing, I began to crack. I was no longer easy-going and fun. I became an angry guy capable of hurting those that I loved the most.
Sexless Marriage: Distance Made His Heart Grow Colder

The few times we were intimate it was mechanical and void of emotion on his part. Then it stopped all together. In a bizarre way, his distancing made facing his death a lot easier. He inadvertently prepared me for widowhood.
Magazine: 10 Ways to Support Your Wife as a Stepmom

My wife has done a lot in her life — run half marathons, earned a master’s degree, even changed the oil on fifty trucks a day for a summer job, but nothing has challenged her as much as being a stepmother to my two boys.
Magazine: Dealing with Despair: Dark Moments of the Soul

People can live weeks without food, days without water, minutes without oxygen, but not a moment without hope. Are you trying to beat the odds? Despair can be a slippery slope. But you can climb back out.
Magazine: Returning Home After Separation

My husband and I have been separated for a while now and he is thinking of returning home. On one hand I want him to, and on the other I am not sure because of many fears I have. What would be your advice in handling this?
Magazine: 5 Levels of Communication

If you are together as a couple for any length of time, you will have conflict. It’s all about two personalities with their experiences, emotional baggage, perceptions, and feelings learning to coexist. But, unless you learn how to argue fairly, conflicts can make or break your relationship.
Magazine: What Is Neglect and Abandonment?

Neglect and abandonment are huge issues, and can potentially lead to addictions.
My Abortion: The Mourning After

It seemed like getting an abortion was the right thing to do at the time. I wasn’t prepared for the emotional whirlwind that came soon after.
My Daughter's Suicide: When No Cure Comes

Even though I knew she would never be like everyone else her age, I still hoped she would be happy.
Magazine: Single Mom Survival Kit: A Box of Resources

Life as a single parent takes courage, strength, and a lot of resources. Here are a few that will help you walk this road.
Anxiety: My Mind is a Scary Place

In my imagination, I’ve been diagnosed, incarcerated, fired, divorced, and buried. My mind is a scary place to be sometimes.
Broken Family: Don’t Make Me Take Your Place, Dad

How can a boy expect to fill Dad’s shoes when he leaves?
Single Motherhood: I'm Mom Enough

Sometimes my reality was working two jobs to make ends meet while I was raising my girls. I wasn’t sure I was going to make it, and my ex told me he didn’t think I would.
Being a Stepfather: The Emotional Gauntlet

There’s been such a huge loss. A large part of their soul was gutted when their family was ripped apart. It took me too long to truly understand the pain they had been through.
Magazine: How Mental Illness Taught me the Importance of Empathy

I've discovered a huge benefit to my issues — I’ve become a more empathetic person.
Magazine: Suicide — Giving Life Another Chance

You may have already planned to end your life or even tried to. All you can think about is how hopeless your life is, how you can’t go on living like this. Here is why you need to give life another try.
Magazine: My Husband is Meeting Women Online

We all chat online with friends. But what should we do if your mate crosses the line and actually pursues people of the opposite sex online?
Magazine: Coping with Loneliness at Christmas

Christmas is not alway merry and bright. How can you get through the season when you're dying inside?
Magazine: Why I Won't Change My Last Name

Names are very important things. So when a woman gets married, deciding to change it can be a complicated and difficult decision.
Magazine: I am having sex and am always afraid of pregnancy

The possible consequences of sex can be a source of fear.
Magazine: When a Boomerang Child Moves Home

We kick them out of the nest, but just when we think they can fly on their own, they fly home!
Job Loss: Your Services Are No Longer Required

I felt just about everything: anger, sadness, confusion, embarrassment. I remember saying it out loud: I just lost my job.
Prostitution: Too High a Price

At first it was a game to us, a kind of joke. We made a lot of money, got drunk, did drugs. We thought it was fun. But it all escalated really quickly.
Blended Family: Caring for the Wounded

“You know, mom, blood is thicker than water.” The words were biting, hard to receive. The undertone of my son's comment was clear: "you should have prioritized me above your new husband."

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