by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023 | How to Fix My Marriage
“Intimacy transcends the physical. It is a feeling of closeness that isn’t about proximity, but of belonging.” Steve Maraboli Men and women clearly have different strengths. Women are naturally better at communicating than men. There have been a wide number of studies...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Jun 25, 2019 | Stuck in Indecision: Stay or Go?
“A major life decision is never a choice but rather a realization that the decision has already been made.” Doug Cooper My husband and I were newly separated. I had moved into a furnished apartment about 20 minutes away and he was in living in our home...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Jun 25, 2019 | Stuck in Indecision: Stay or Go?
“Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take can sometimes be the most painful.” Paulo Coelho The thought of staying feels hopeless, but the thought of leaving and breaking up my family is terrifying. I’ve heard this in various ways...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Jan 15, 2023 | Stuck in Indecision: Stay or Go?
“A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there’s less of you.” Margaret Atwood January may be the coldest month for both weather and marriages. It is notoriously the highest month for divorce filings – appropriately referred to as “Divorce Month” in legal...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Oct 13, 2022 | How to Fix My Marriage
Words are powerful. And although actions are important, our words can be the things that either divide us further or soften us to one another. Sometimes, just a simple phrase can de-escalate an argument or soften someone’s heart enough for them to hear you or engage...