Odds are you have a close family member or friend who has been through a divorce. Maybe it is your own divorce, your parents, or maybe you have only been a spectator. Sometimes it is a clean break, sometimes...
Once upon a time, long ago, in high school, my boyfriend and I tried going out to eat for Valentine’s Day. He picked me up and brought me to a restaurant, where we didn’t have reservations. We really didn’t...
I don't know if it's a neurodivergent thing, a trauma response, or if it's actually normal -- but at some point during a heated argument with my partner, my entire system shuts down. I become instantly touched-out, furious, and...
My love letter to leaving New Orleans.
For the second time that is.
I grew up in Chalmette and always daydreamed of a life that took me away to a big city with hustle and bustle. I got the chance to...
As a divorcee, I get a lot of questions from people about marriage issues, legal separation, the divorce process, and custody arrangements. I'm no expert and certainly never asked to be a leader in divorce advice, but there is...
Multiple orgasms (in one sexual experience) once seemed like a far-away, fairytale land that didn't actually exist to me. I guess I thought they were made up or made for movies or something. With more experience and a more...
My husband is an avid duck hunter. He loves the water, being outdoors, the preparation, and the sense of accomplishment after a hunt. He doesn't mind getting up early, putting in all the work, and cleaning up afterward. I...
Christmas without my kids.
For the first time in our six-year-long, positive parenting journey, I will not have my children at all on Christmas Day. Their father‘s family is going on a trip to Mexico! A tropical Christmas with...
November is not only National Adoption Month, but also Family Caregivers Month. This is recognition of one woman who should be celebrated this month for both.
Very rarely do you meet extraordinary people. Let me tell you about Karen.
When I...
After I had kids, I found it difficult to get in the mood or want anything to do with sex. Prior to having kids, my husband and I had a great sex life. Once or twice a week was...
Cancer can be a pretty lonely journey. Before I went through treatment in 2021, I knew little about what the ins and outs of chemo, radiation, and surgery entail. And I knew absolutely nothing about the lifelong implications of...
First Comes Love ...
Then comes marriage, careers, babies, and weekends full of commitments. Before you know it, here comes the roommate stage. Marriage is hard y’all. I am fairly sure we are all told this, but in the peak...
How did this happen? Did I do something? She must hate me. These are the things that grow through my mind on a regular basis. This is the one person in my whole world, I thought our friendship would...
When I met the woman who I now consider to be one of my best friends, she was already engaged. I knew right away that her fiance was bad news, but I couldn't say anything, we weren't that close...