I was 38 or 39 when my first marriage ended. I met my ex-husband when I was 21, so we were together for a long time. Letting go was hard despite our issues. After all, no one wants their marriage to fail.
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Two months ago, when the pandemic clipped our wings and we began sheltering-in-place, home was no longer just a place to sleep, eat, and sofa surf. It was now also wrapped up in the stress of work, school…
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Now, picking through the coronavirus memes, frightening news, and homeschool horror stories, I’m encouraged to hear about the helpers, the birthday parades, and the neighborhood responses. Restaurants are taking food to healthcare workers, supporters are buying gift cards and to-go meals from those restaurants…
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I said goodbye to Skyy in 2017, not long after her 14th birthday. Since that day, Jack often talks about her. Jack is on the autism spectrum. Why is that important to know? Because he is so wonderfully blunt every single time that he talks about Skyy.
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It’s a new year, and many of you may be making — and already breaking — New Year’s resolutions. Or, maybe you have never been one to make personal resolutions, opting instead to live blissfully unaware of areas of your life that might need some work.
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Whether it’s the holidays or year-end projects at work, the stress that crops up in December can be overwhelming and exhausting.
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I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1995, just before my 21st birthday. In the 24 years since, I have endured all sorts of fun extraintestinal manifestations and equally as fun conversations.
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At the age of eight, Dr. Kimberly Huck began experiencing migraines, but it wasn’t until twelve years later that she finally found relief when she met a chiropractor by chance. After only two adjustments from him, she never had another migraine…
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