The broken heart… and its impact on health.
Archives for January 2012
Whose Needs Come First?
Single life, married life, kids, boss… So many conflicting priorities.
Conflicts
It’s been the best of times. It’s been the worst of times. Okay, let me try that again – without lifting from the Literary Greats: It’s been a good few weeks, and a rough few weeks. Sometimes, there’s just not enough of you to go around. The kids (whatever their ages) want your attention. Your […]
Would You Pick Your Child’s Mate?
Choose your child’s mate? Could you? Would you?
Cognitive Decline (Another “Aging” Arrow?)
Apparently we’re on the decline. (But we’re in good company!)
Reclaiming My Parental Rights… To Nights
Just say YES… to setting limits with teens and young adults.
Midlife Mother Musings
In the new year, we allow ourselves greater latitude in contemplation, in resetting direction, in capitalizing on the sense of a clean slate to start fresh. This is a time for finding the courage to look at ourselves and our families with a clear eye. I am pondering what it means to be an older […]
Blistered Thumb, Hurtful Habits
Traffic traumas. Blistering burns. (Anger management.)
Letting Go
Reinvention through dreams of life before and after divorce, processing the post-marital landscape.
Beyond Me
I haven’t lost it. Yet. But I’m biting my lip, and sleeping less. I’m weary, from worry. From the habit of worry. My kids aren’t adults, but they’re getting close. More importantly, they believe they’re adults – or nearly. They’ve been living on their own – my elder for three years, and his brother, for […]