May 4th, 2022- Month 12

Well…. I have officially made it to 12 months of healing.  The journey has been a roller coaster.  I never imagined I’d come so far so quickly.  For anyone just joining my journey, last year I found out that my husband of 10 years was having an emotional affair (and possibly even more) with aContinue reading “May 4th, 2022- Month 12”

March 30th, 2022

Month 11 Hey friends!!! This month has been difficult. I still have quite a bit of anger and bitterness built up inside of me that I need to let go of if I’m going to truly heal. “Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard.  Do not let pain make you hate. DoContinue reading “March 30th, 2022”

February 28th, 2022- Month 10

Oh, February.  The Month of love.  And it’s a short month. So, I’m going to make this a short blog post. This Month has taught me 3 things. How to communicate my wants, needs, and feelings more effectively. How to trust and allow myself to be vulnerable again. How to go after my goals andContinue reading “February 28th, 2022- Month 10”

December 18th, 2021

Hello Friends. It’s been a long time. I’m officially 8 months in from deciding to separate from my husband. It’s been quite a journey. This month I’m going to talk about my relationship status. That’s right, your girl has met someone.  That moment you change your Facebook relationship status, your whole life changes.  I madeContinue reading “December 18th, 2021”

November 10th, 2021

It’s now been 7 months since I decided to separate from my husband. Last month would have been 11 years married. Surprisingly, that day came and passed with very little feelings at all. No one goes into a marriage expecting it to fail, but some marriages are not meant to last. ***Caution*** If you orContinue reading “November 10th, 2021”

8/9/2021

Putting it into practice “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”  Albert Einstein What have I learned since my last post?  During my last therapy session, my Therapist and I discussed why it is I keep finding myself in unhealthy and unfulfilling relationships.  She shared with me aContinue reading “8/9/2021”

July 10th, 2021

Be Active Not Reactive It has taken me almost three weeks to write this blog post.  I’ve typed the post three times and each time I deleted it.  I’m currently struggling with self-blame.  I’ve been working with my therapist on it.  She tells me that I need to learn to have self-compassion.  She keeps tellingContinue reading “July 10th, 2021”

About this Blog:

Have you ever gone through a marriage separation? Did you know that in the State of N.C. it takes 12 months before you can file for divorce? It doesn’t matter the circumstances. Maybe there was betrayal, infidelity, trauma, abuse, maybe you were just unhappy, maybe it was amicable. Maybe like me, you spent all yourContinue reading “About this Blog:”