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Gibberish Tip #2: Communicating with the Uncommunicative
How do you respond to gibberish? Here are tools you can use today taken from real experiences. Have you ever been told, “You are so hard...
coachinghope4u
Sep 12, 20215 min read


Our Soldiers, my story.
My heart is absolutely broken for our soldiers. I have a deep, dark cavern around my heart, an ache for their families, and I am...
coachinghope4u
Aug 29, 20214 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: Her Snollygoster
She called me early in the morning. Her words were fast and frantic. Filled with anguish. “I don’t know how I am going to do this. I...
coachinghope4u
Aug 14, 20215 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: Meet Debbie-
I've been on vacation this week. Thus the delayed blog. Before I introduce Debbie, here is a wee bit I learned about me in the past few...
coachinghope4u
Aug 3, 20216 min read


Gibberish Tip #1: Communicating with the Uncommunicative
Sometimes, women show up at our sessions flabbergasted as they struggle to communicate with their x partners. Trying to respond...
coachinghope4u
Jul 19, 20215 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: Ezer Kenegdo
"Submissive." That word haunts me. I was reading a journal I wrote years ago and came across a line that made me shiver. “I know I just...
coachinghope4u
Jul 4, 20214 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: The Letter
She sent me the letter she wanted to send him. As if asking for permission. “Dear Tom, You texted me yesterday stating, ‘I know this year...
coachinghope4u
Jun 20, 20213 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: The Beating.
“I hit myself. I was so distraught and confused that I slammed my fist into my own thigh. The first punch didn’t stop the pain in my...
coachinghope4u
Jun 5, 20216 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: Court. A Call to Action.
COURT. That word causes me to respond with a visceral wretch. In fact, writing about it triggers me to visualize words like pain,...
coachinghope4u
May 23, 20214 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: The Betrayed Partner’s Joy
I woke today thinking about you. The mom living a nightmare she never wanted.
coachinghope4u
May 9, 20213 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: The Betrayed Partner’s Trust
“I dragged our mattress out to the front yard, poured gas on it and proceeded to set it on fire. That was the day my life, as I knew it,...
coachinghope4u
May 1, 20214 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: The Betrayed Partner’s Forgiveness?
She came back! I see her face perk up behind the screen. There is always a wee side of me that worries if a client doesn’t return, that I...
coachinghope4u
Apr 17, 20217 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: The Betrayed Partner’s Voice
The world I work with is dark. The divorcees I see hide behind a mask of secrecy and shame. My clients have relationships laden with...
coachinghope4u
Mar 6, 20217 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: The Betrayed Partner’s Faith
The world I work with is dark. The divorcees I see hide behind a mask of secrecy and shame. My clients have relationships laden with...
coachinghope4u
Feb 20, 20215 min read


Not a Casserole Widow™: The Betrayed Partner's Divorce
The world I work with is dark. The divorcees I see hide behind a mask of secrecy and shame. My clients have relationships laden with...
coachinghope4u
Feb 5, 20215 min read


Should betrayal through infidelity be considered rape?
What do they have in common? What aren’t we saying when we hear a woman say her husband has been unfaithful? When her partner says to...
coachinghope4u
Dec 27, 20204 min read


The Actual Crash
“Mom, I got in an accident.” Not the call you want to get 5 minutes after your son has driven off to school. When the phone rang just...
coachinghope4u
Nov 16, 20203 min read


UGH! The choices we have...
Why does it need to be so hard!! All I wanted was a clean house… Ultimately, that’s kind of what all us ladies want- I mean there are...
coachinghope4u
Oct 12, 20205 min read


Humor at my expense.
I have a story to share with you today. I hope you laugh with me and relax for a few moments. Do you have test anxiety? Does the prospect...
coachinghope4u
Sep 10, 20203 min read


"FOOTBALL"
When self doubt is immobilizing, how do we rise above our internal voices? Football, of course! There are lots of insanely smart people...
coachinghope4u
Aug 25, 20206 min read

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