how many times have you asked yourself…what if? WHAT IF I had gone to college right out of high school instead of waiting to finish until middle age? What if I would have taken the job with the Chamber of Commerce instead of The Truancy Project? What if I would have …
In my search for Zen, the goal has been to create a life that is peaceful and calm. Not the dramatic ups and downs that were my life for such a long time. I’m not a calm person by nature but I craved inner peace. Mediation has been a powerful …
Once a week, Husband and I “CALIBRATE.” I put this in caps and bold because it has become such an integral part of our healing and reconnecting, I can’t imagine not using this important tool. What is Calibration? It is a time my husband and I set aside every Saturday morning …
Sex and weed after an affair…talk about delicate, talk about letting it ALL out there….but I’m going tackle it!! This is a difficult subject and way out of my comfort zone to talk about something so personal. But then, as I chuckle to myself, this blog IS very personal and …
After Husband and I and reconciled our marriage, the changes he experienced from participating in the Mankind Project (as well as counseling) were ingrained into his DNA. He had some minor bumps but recovered quickly and, more importantly, he learned from his mistakes. There were some “old Husband” trip-ups, but …
I will create a world of authenticity and integrity by speaking from my heart and being present in my relationships The above quote (shared with permission) is the Mission Statement my husband wrote while at the Mankind Project. He recites his Mission Statement to himself every day and more importantly, he …
What HAVE I learned about my marriage and myself? Now that the truth was all out there we could really move forward repairing our marriage. It took 16 months to get to this point. Was it worth it? I have to say it was. Even though much of our marriage …
In the last couple weeks and months brave women have come forward speaking out about sexual harassment and sexual assaults they endured by men in power positions. Some of the men accused surprised me, most not. Really shouldn’t be surprised at all, it’s such an epidemic. And not just in …
As I sit here today I’m in a place I never thought I’d get to, a place of peace, happiness and contentment. It’s been a journey of self-discovery and growth beyond anything I’ve ever known. When I try to determine what it was, that one thing that helped the most, …
Over the Fourth of July weekend in 2015, I was feeling stronger and more hopeful of how things were going when I suggested we pull out our Marriage 2.0 where the number one item was FULL TRANSPARENCY, NO SECRETS. I felt for us to move forward it was important for me …
Spring 2015 was mostly nice. Husband and I were living together again. We bought new wedding rings and he got down on one knee to ask if I would wear it. We talked about renewing our wedding vows. We worked hard to change habits on our own and with the …
When starting the re-construction of a marriage, it’s imperative both spouses are 100% committed. It’s a long, difficult path, not one for the faint of heart. If the issue is infidelity, the partner who was cheated on will want to talk about what happened, over and over again. I kept …
