When you're co-parenting in a high conflict situation, suffering is optional.
When going through hardships, it's easy to put ourselves in victim mode. What we are going through is really hard. We are often sad, angry, confused, and can feel very alone in our process. Sometimes, we have too much pride to tell people about our circumstances. "What will they think of me?" Sometimes we just …
My mom told me last night that the reason she finally accepted and was OK with the fact that I am getting divorced is because as she reflected upon her own marriage, she realized that living miserably was not the way to live (yes, she said miserably, which shows how obviously miserable I was). She …
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I had my first therapy session today. It was good. I like her. I feel like we are going to have many great sessions in the future and more breakthroughs are ahead. I even had one today. I wouldn't call it so much a breakthrough, but more of an "AHA" moment. Since today was an …
As I sit here in this moment, I feel truly grateful for this experience. I believe that without it, I would not become who I am meant to be. I'm not quite sure who that person is yet, but the fact that I have an opportunity to look within myself and have the willingness to …