Overcoming Adversity

I have been married to my husband for 22 years.  During our marriage, we have moved ten times and lived in six different states.  Did I mention we also have two beautiful kids?  Our kids have made the majority...

May is National Foster Care Month. According to childwelfare.gov, it’s a time to acknowledge foster parents, family members, volunteers, mentors, policymakers, child welfare professionals, and other members of the community who help children and youth in foster care find...

Hi, my name is Jenny, and I am a recovering worrier. More than half of my life has been spent deep in the pits of worry. I was the toddler who hated going to daycare because I was worried my...

Last week, my kids were talking amongst themselves in the back seat on the way home from school pick up. They were discussing how my husband and I "got them so good" on April Fools' Day a couple of...

I am so grateful to the huge number of simple, quiet posts, "Me, too." The number is overwhelming. It should not be okay that the majority of women I know, of every age and background, have dealt with this. Whether they were raped, assaulted, degraded, belittled or made to feel uncomfortable, it does not matter. It is not okay.

Imagine controlling a TV using just your eyes. Maybe it seems like an over-the-top luxury to you. But what if you had a disability and this would make one facet of your life exponentially easier? This isn't sci-fi, folks....

A couple months ago, I wrote about my decision to try Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a treatment for depression. This little-known treatment is covered by most health insurance companies, cleared by the FDA, and recommended in treatment guidelines...

Domestic violence and abuse.  If you are lucky, it has never touched you. And I say lucky, because it really can happen to anyone. You may be sitting there thinking: no, I would never get involved with someone who could treat...

A lot of people are losing their jobs right now. Businesses are being deemed non-essential. Employees are staying home to protect their own health. Unemployment is increasing. If you are divorced, this may leave you wondering “how will my...

Divorce is brutal.  Unless the two of you are parting as friends and are 100% in agreement about everything, it’s painful, difficult, exasperating, exhausting, and just brutal.  Surviving the divorce process is a challenge, but it can be done...