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I’ve been working on an idea for a little while. NOW IT’S REAL - and YOU’RE INVITED!
I am throwing a party Oct 27 in Burlington, VT with my colleagues Amanda and Nanci, two amazing divorce pros featured in my Fresh Start course.
Been divorced, or going through one? Sick of the...
I’ve been spending some time with my family this Labor Day weekend, and it’s bringing back memories from when I got divorced. My nieces were ages 3 and 7 at the time, and very curious about my situation.
Why would I be moving out from my house? Why won’t they be seeing their...
Geesh, I am not ready yet for pumpkin spice lattes, Halloween candy at the drugstore, or orange ribbons on door wreaths.
Don’t get me wrong, I love a seasonally-themed wreath. But not yet. It’s still August and soon enough this lazy Vermont summer will stagger into cable-knit sweaters...
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A friend in her 60s is going through a divorce. She’s figuring out a new income stream, making new housing arrangements. It’s been daunting to say the least.
Then she told me she felt “too old for a fresh start.”
Well that broke my heart...
Big accomplishments get big celebrations, right? Graduation ceremonies, birthdays, first prize trophies - they mark the moment in time and in our memories.
But each of these are actually made up of thousands of smaller steps. We should mark those small moments as well - it can actually keep us...
When I was in the middle of getting divorced several years ago, a friend recommended I meet with a therapist. I hadn’t ever been to one, so I was nervous, not to mention defensive. Not knowing anything about the process or how to begin, I waltzed into her office (remember when we went...
Well, it’s been a week of Huge Highs and Low Lows for me.
One Huge High was speaking at the conference of Vermont Womenpreneurs. I heard amazing women talk about their business journeys, and I got to share mine. Once common theme? Big things often come from a “life transition”...
Last weekend was Mother’s Day, which can be complicated. Not everyone has a mother still living. Not everyone has a good relationship with their mother. Not every woman has children and sometimes that’s a hard choice - or wasn’t their choice. And then there’s the zillion...
There are two types of people in this world, and it only takes one quick observation.
Some might be thinking skin tone (as if that’s a binary). Or man or woman (also not a binary). I had a middle school gym teacher split us into groups based on whether our belly button was innie or outie...
The second my friend picked up the phone, I blurted out, “I need you to talk me out of calling my ex and ripping him a new asshole.”
This anger is swirling in me right now, in fact, as I type. My heart rate is elevated, my fingers are banging the keys so they’re clacking in a...
I don’t know about you, but when I’m down, I retreat into my corner.
I pull down the shades, put on the sweatpants, and tune out the world. This was especially true during my divorce. I totally hunkered down. (Yet the Germanic origin of “hunker” means “crouch”...
It has taken me a long time to realize it, but I am an annoying problem solver.
My friend and I met for coffee recently and she was telling me about major drama she was having with her romantic partner. She felt that she wasn’t being heard, that the household decisions were always about...