
Mommy, Why Are We Still Here?
Six Words that Changed my Perspective on Divorce. One of the biggest reasons I stayed in my failing marriage so long was because I didn’t want to remove my children from the lifestyle we had created for them. If I were to leave, there was no way I could immediately replace what they’d lose. The big house, in the nice neighborhood. Uprooting my youngest son from his high school, where I was the PTA President. Dismantling the community around them. What I found was, those were

Moving to Hawaii Saved My Life
I know this might sound ridiculous, but for me, moving to Hawaii may have literally saved my life. Let me tell you how. Two years ago, just two months after I walked away from my 6 year marriage, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Things had become unbearable in my marriage and I had shutdown. I refused to fight, I no longer put words to my feelings because it only seemed to escalate matters. I was tired. What I didn’t realize was the damage I was doing to my body