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I dabble in made up words, my very own divorce vocabulary.   Thus, I now experience what I refer to as Divorcemare’s.’  The scary type of boogeyman dreams which inhabit the sleeping (or should I say the restless) mind of a divorcee in waiting. Divorce is a breeding ground for things that go bump in the…

If I could paraphrase my divorce I would say it has brought me closer to God. I hear from Catholics who agonize over an action which is counter to our beliefs. Their pain so visceral it jumps towards me as I read the words before me on the computer screen. They implore me to explain…

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Do you know someone divorcing a narcissist? If they answer is yes, do not tell them they are… Stuck in the past. Quite the contrary –  An individual who is divorcing a narcissist is far from ‘stuck in the past’ they are ‘stuck in the present.’ The typical individual comprehends divorce. They do not understand…

There are a ton of unhappily married couples but seldom do you hear someone say, “Hey, I might give divorce a try. What’s it like? Can you tell me a little more about it? Do you think I could handle it?” Nah! That just doesn’t happen. Divorce is more frightening to the average individual than…

The other day, someone asked me… Why children will smile next to a parent who has repeatedly hurt them and behaved badly? They were voicing their obvious confusion.  I understood their logical take on the otherwise illogical topic of a love turned messy. As a child of divorce, I know certain truths.  If you had…

Okay, so no one chooses divorce.  It chooses you. It is a last resort. An ending to a story you wish was otherwise written. And you hold onto that ending for a long time. No one wants to leave a movie feeling like they could have written it better.  It is, after all, so much…

I look at my boys and I see their disappointment. I remember a day when they wanted me to break free. I wasn’t shrewd enough to know attempting to leave was naive. I didn’t know there were some people who would never let you go. Who would make moving on impossible. A game where there…

I have just finished a post on narcissism yet sift through my e-mails to find more individuals begging for resources after reading one of my columns. The desperate pleas cry for help to aid in divorcing a narcissistic spouse. Unfortunately, the legal system does not have the resources to combat divorcing mental illness nor is…

When I write about narcissism I hear from men and women all over the country. The reason? Narcissism is what I refer to as the “Invisible Illness.”  Society can’t see it. Goodness knows even some of the family and friends of the narcissist can’t see nor understand it. To be fair, those in relationships with…
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