Healing

The Milestones
Right after your wife leaves you and you’re crying and barely able to breathe, the only thing you want to…
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Finding Yourself After Divorce (and Other Trauma)
When you first get divorced, everything feels wrong. Virtually every facet of your life changes overnight and your brain and…
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A Vacation From My Problems, Vol. 2
I’ve been away because I went on vacation and had fun and neglected this space and other life responsibilities. It…
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The Faux Apocalypse
The world ended 616 days ago when my wife moved out and my little son became someone I only got…
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The Holidays One Year Later
When you’re co-dependent and have never truly been on your own and you haven’t had sex in more than a…
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Here I Am
We never turn it off. Ever. Our minds, like a humming hard drive, always buzz, buzz, buzzing, jumping from one…
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18 Months: A Post-Divorce Milestone
I panicked when I lost my family. You freak because those you love are gone. You freak because you feel…
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Why I’m Not Writing
Writing for the sake of writing is important for personal growth. But writing for the sake of writing and publishing…
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It Gets Better
I read my text message and laughed out loud because my ex-wife wrote something funny. One of my friends at…
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Hope Changes Everything
In the aftermath of my wife leaving, sometimes I would sob like a small child. I spent so many years…
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