It’s heartbreaking to feel like you’re fighting for your marriage alone.

You’re not ready to give up—you love your spouse, and you believe there’s something worth saving.

But you’re also unsure if they’re willing to do the work.

If this is where you are right now, I want you to know two things:

In the first part of this series, we explored how relationship ambivalence—being stuck between staying or leaving—can paralyze your life.

We also started unpacking some of the biggest reasons people stay in this painful limbo, like feeling that their spouse won’t participate or thinking they don’t ...

If you're reading this, you may find yourself in a place where you're torn between staying in your marriage or leaving. 

It's that agonizing back-and-forth, the constant inner debate, that makes you feel like you're losing yourself and your peace. 

Maybe you’ve been asking yourself, "Should I stay...

We all know fear.

It’s that tight knot in your stomach, the voice in your head whispering doubts, the weight that keeps you from taking the next step.

Fear has a sneaky way of showing up in our lives, especially when we’re faced with big decisions about our relationships. It can make us second-gue...

Have you ever looked in the mirror and not recognized yourself...?

You're not alone.

When people enter a relationship, especially a marriage, it’s easy to become so focused on the other person and the relationship itself that they lose sight of themselves.

It often starts with good intentions.

Y...

"I think my marriage is over..."

"I don't think I can do this anymore..."

When a close friend reaches out with something as heavy as the possibility of ending her marriage, my instinct is to hold space for her—to listen, to understand, and to offer guidance rooted in both love and honesty.

If my ...

Today, we mourn the loss of a great Canadian, Donald Sutherland.

Sutherland's legacy is one of remarkable talent, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to his craft. His contributions to film and television have touched countless lives and will be remembered for generations.

His son, Kiefer Sut...

Father’s Day is this Sunday.

Now that you are separated or divorced, maybe you’re thinking YOUR father is the only man you need to be thinking about.

The days of needing to help your toddlers with fingerpainting projects or nudging your teens to pick up a card for Dad are over.

Or are they…?

Fat...

Death.

It's a thief in many ways.

And it's also a powerful reminder to us of how fragile life is.

Today, my sister Lourdis would have been celebrating her 65th birthday.  She passed away 2 days before her 61st birthday. 

The message I shared on Facebook at the time of her passing, comes up in my...

Divorce.

It’s become a common occurrence.

The statistics are bleak.

1 in 2 first marriages will end in divorce.

The rate is even higher for second marriages, with 2 out of every 3 ending in divorce.

With statistics like these, it’s no wonder that most people have friends and family who have bee...

Hope.

It's the light in the darkness.

The anchor in the storm.

It's the stirring in your soul that whispers: "You can do this".

When everything else seems uncertain, hope remains.

Navigating the complexities of divorce often feels like trying to find your way in the dark—disoriented and uncerta...

Have you noticed how nature always provides the best metaphors for life?

Chances are, you caught the solar eclipse yesterday, and if you didn’t, you would have at the very least heard all about it in the days and weeks leading up to it.

It was a big deal.  

Afterwards, as I reflected on the even...