I spend a lot of time asking women (and men) to step into fear. Have courage. Be brave. Honor your story. Speak your truth. I want to...

Hey Dad, it's been awhile.... It's been 2 years since you've gone to heaven, it's been longer than that since we've really been able to...

This may be the most provocative piece of the judge’s dialogue. What are your thoughts about the Judge’s OPINION? As a reminder: this is...

Dad’s Turn for the judge’s “insightful” questions. As a reminder: this is PART 3 of a 4 Part Series: Part 1 is an unadulterated overview...

Divorce court is real- couples go through it every day. What makes the following court proceeding so interesting? It is a teaser, a clue...

The goal of the “Truth Series” is to educate with truth and infuse that truth with hope. Here is another 2 parter (All names have been...

Alex and Mama. He gave the best hugs. I was trying to write a different blog today but my thoughts keep trailing back to my immediate...

Don’t underestimate a mother’s ferocious determination to protect her child, ever. Mother’s Day is kind of like a pressure cooker for me....

This series is about truth. This is an actual letter from a betrayed partner to her addict husband. She still had hope he would change...

(wee trigger- references to intimate violence) I overheard a security person tell her, “If you aren’t ok with him coming, let us know. ...

Fast forward 12 years… Continue the trauma: undiagnosed and unrecognized. “There is tremendous trauma in the betrayal caused by a...

The facts have been slightly changed to protect Carrie. But the bottom line is the same. Meet Carrie. (Trigger warning: masturbation...

When I initially wrote this, Lauren requested to use another name. She has now chosen to use her real name. *Trigger warning: rape and...

She said these words: “I’m not afraid of failure. I’m afraid of success.” My mind went in to overload. It was so simply profound, I...

"You are 'Not a Casserole Widow'. What do you want people to know? What do you wish you could tell them?" 1. "Stop telling me to...

Free me. Free me from the horror. Freedom. Is freedom possible? Blackness determines your future, Twisting through your heart, lungs, and...

Between a rock and a hard place. ARGH! There are times when you simply have no good choices. How can you survive an impossible situation?...

Elusive sleep. 3am. That desolate hour when nothing should be awake. But I am. I look at my clock and think, “If I go back to sleep now,...

This is what she told me today: I didn’t always hate church but one day, one experience, and one moment changed the way I saw the church....

Her hands are above her head. Reaching from the water, searching for air so her mouth can inhale a much needed breath. Her eyes are open...