Tag Archives: divorce

Hurting People Hurt…

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

If “hurting people hurt people,” and the people they hurt react in ways that cause further injury in return, is that some kind of karmic cycle of deserved pain? Is it possible for one person to disappoint and wound another … Continue reading →

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Love, Power, and Justice for Children

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

My junior year of college I took the most collegiate class ever, at my Christian university, from Dr. Leffel. It combined principles of Nazarene (Wesleyan) theology and psychology, and included challenging deep texts and high-level conversation. I loved it. But … Continue reading →

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Know better, do better, help children thrive post-divorce.

Posted on February 15, 2018 by

Last night as I was pretending to sleep during a bout of insomnia, some of my worst memories resurfaced. My early adulthood was traumatic. I was married at 20 and had my first child at 21. We scraped by on … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of an Apology, and Living Atonement

Posted on February 1, 2018 by

So, how does one apologize? If things have become so broken and toxic between two people that the parties no longer speak, and either via spoken or unspoken agreement there is no contact, how does one extend a for-real, heartfelt, … Continue reading →

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