“There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.” Cornel West It was around the tenth year in my first marriage that I began feeling very disconnected...
January is considered to be “Divorce Month” in the US, because it is the one month out of the year in which the most divorces are being filed. But there is one day in January that is the single day...
“Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin Living near the ocean we hear a lot about rip currents, also known as rip tides and...
“Familiar discomfort feels the same as comfort.” Brianna Wiest Rebecca showed up on one of the Truth & Clarity calls my team member Rachelle hosts. She shared the deep challenges she’s...
“If you are not a hero of your own story, then you’re missing the whole point of your humanity.” Steve Maraboli “Your coach is just out there empowering women.” One of my clients shared this comment...
“What is rarely acknowledged and understood is that as these hormone-driven changes affect the brain, they give a woman a sharper eye for inequity and injustice, and a voice that insists on speaking...
The definition of self-esteem is confidence in one’s own worth or ability. The definition of intimacy is not – contrary to popular opinion - sexual intercourse. Sometimes intimacy gets expressed...
“One of the quickest ways to become exhausted is by suppressing your feelings.” Bill Vaughan “I am so tired. I am tired of just existing. I am tired of feeling like I’m not a priority. I am tired of...
“Unexpressed emotions never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” - Sigmund Freud “I haven’t felt connected to my husband for almost two years and I feel like I’m...
"Indeed there has never been any explanation of the ebb and flow in our veins - of happiness and unhappiness.” - Virginia Woolf No one finds their way to my work when they’re happy – at least not...
“Guilt is there to punish and protect us.” - Mastin Kipp One of the emotions that will keep women struggling in disconnected marriages stuck in indecision about whether to stay or go is guilt. Guilt...
“This phenomenon of decreasing desire as the relationship continues on is near universal for women…and men as well.” Dr. Lori Brotto Every time my husband and I want to go out to dinner, he asks me...