Mental illness can often be found in the most unsuspected places.

I spent one hour with my children yesterday. One. This isn’t uncommon considering they split time between me and my ex-husband. My daughter is a competitive gymnast and I spend many hours watching her grow up through a glass window. Add my intense and unpredictable […]

I’m in the radio biz. It sounds like a glamorous job and truthfully it can be very fun. Unfortunately, the business often means a very difficult balance between work and home life. Radio can mean sudden moves, pay cuts, and often times professional gains come […]

The toughest aspect of my divorce was not mourning the relationship, it was mourning my family unit. I had come to grips with the fact that my marriage failed. There were a million reasons or excuses why. We married too young. We became different people. […]

Follow my blog with Bloglovin When I had children, I wanted to give them the “perfect” life. Their childhood has turned out to be a far cry from “perfect,” but I think they are the lucky ones. I just got back from visiting extended family […]

This woman is the epitome of a good co-parent. From the very beginning of my divorce journey, she was an example to me that everything can be okay if you proceed as mature adults and keep the kids your top priority. I’ve witnessed her ex […]

The number one question you get asked when you go through a divorce is, “what happened!?” People want a simple answer like “he cheated” or “she was an alcoholic.” At least from my experience, the demise of our relationship was far from that simple. Our […]

I first met Jennifer Claassen through an incredible program called “Miss Amazing.” The program gives women with special needs the opportunity to experience pageantry. Jennifer was the director and we connected over having son’s on the Autism Spectrum. Shortly after our first conversation, I learned […]

I’ve known Ammie for over thirty years. She’s been through a lot. She’s inspired and strengthened me in some of my darkest days and yet she’s just like so many of us in being overly critical and feeling inadequate. Trust me, she is one of […]

This is by far the most vulnerable interview I have ever conducted. I tried to bury my childhood for many years. Just so you know, that doesn’t work. It played a big role in me not having a successful marriage down the road and bled […]