Utter Imperfection

Find my writing at:

The Ethel

• The Key to Actually Making a New Year’s Resolution and Keeping It

• Why I Can No Longer Share a Bathroom With My Husband

• How Women Can Shore Up Their Retirement Savings — Starting Today

Disrupt Aging

• Finding a Better Way to Fill Our Social Calendars After Coronavirus

The Girlfriend

• Can Your Marriage Survive An Affair? – Here’s what my own relationship looks like seven years after my husband cheated

• When The Division Of Labor In Your Relationship Becomes A Problem – How we’ve gotten rid of the imbalance in our marriage

• The Hot New Way My Hubby Has Put The Spark Back Into Our Marriage After 30 Years Together

• The One Trick To Pushing The Reset Button On A Struggling Marriage

• I Like To Be Around People … But Only One Or Two At A Time

• I Finally Earn More Than My Husband!

• Don’t Have Any Close Friends? You’re Not Alone!

• Will I Ever Stop Feeling Consumed By My Spouse’s Affair? How to heal from the pain of betrayal and finally move on.

• 40 Books Every Woman Should Read At Least Once

• The Moment I Finally Learned To Stop Comparing My Marriage With Anyone Else’s

• I’ll Never Pay Retail Again Thanks To This Quick And Easy Trick

• What My Husband and I Do That’s Different From Most Other Couples

• I’m Nobody’s Best Friend And I’m Fine With That

• I Quit Drinking And Gained 10 Pounds: But here’s how intermittent fasting saved me and helped me shed the weight.

• When she quit me, what hurt the worst was she wouldn’t tell me why

The Temper

• The Unlikeliest Thing Replaced Alcohol Use For Me

• I’m the One Who Made It Weird When I Didn’t Drink at a Social Event

Her View From Home

• You Built Your Marriage From Nothing Once—You Can Do it Again

• It’s True What They Say: A Happy Wife Makes a Happy Life

• Dear Husband, Fall Back in Love With Me

• It’s Your Birthday! Call Your Doctor

• To the Blindsided and Betrayed: You Will Heal, One Breath at a Time

• When You’re Spending Too Much Time and Money Shopping and Drinking, You Vow to Stop

• Don’t Take This Personally, But Please Don’t Ever Call Me on the Phone
• Battling the Sting of Toxic Relatives: Why Our Kids Need Us to Show Them How
• When Tweens and Teens Stop Talking, Here’s How to Draw Their Words Out Again
• Younger, Prettier, Willing to Send Nude Pics: She Was the Whole Clichéd Enchilada, But I Don’t Think About Her at All
• Husband, Let’s Make Time For Us Before We Decide Not to Anymore
• Why I’m Radically Changing the Way I Use This Word
• When Your Teen Gets a License, Hang On To Your Heart
• Watching My Husband Be a Dad to Our Kids Fills My Heart With Love
• Kate Spade’s Tragic Death Could Have Been My Own
• It’s OK to Cry, The World Needs Your Empathy
• So, Your Husband Cheated On You. But What Did He Do Next?
• I Know How to Give Grace to Everyone But Myself
• Daughter, Hide These Powerful Truths In Your Heart—Like I Wish I Had At Your Age
• I Was a Really Good Liar, But I Finally Got Caught
• Why We Opted Out Of Valentine’s Day For Good
• If Marriage Is So Hard, Why Do We Still Do It?
• This Simple Strategy Changed My Relationship With My Teens
• Leading With Love When My Kid Messes Up
• I Ate A Bowl Full Of Jealousy For Breakfast
• Why Doesn’t My Husband Read My Mind?!
• Telling Your Hard Truths Can Heal More Than Just Your Own Heart
• One Simple Way We Now Put Our Marriage First
• The Lie I Tell My Doctor And Grasping for the Courage to Tell the Truth
• Dear Moms, Let Them Teach You 
• The Surprising Way Back to Trust After an Affair
• Why I Chose to Stay After My Husband Was Unfaithful

Grown & Flown

• Just Because My Son is Having a Disappointing Year Doesn’t Mean I Can’t be Happy for My Friend’s Teen

• When Siblings Don’t Get Along: How To Handle The Heartbreak

• When My Teen Asks For Help, He’s Really Asking For Love

Your Teen For Parents

• My Nest is Never Really Empty: What Happens After The Kids Move Out
• Should We Foot the Bill for Our Teen’s Expenses?

• Teens Don’t Need to Worry If Their Future Isn’t Clear

• We Helped Our Teens Prepare For Adulthood By Fostering Independence
• Teens and Church: My Teens Don’t Want to Go — And I’m Okay With That

• What Do You Mean You’re Not Coming Home for Thanksgiving?

• Tattoos Concerns: Should You Let Your Teenager Get Inked?
• Not Attending College? Our Teen is Undecided—And We’re Okay With It

• Mobile Phone Addiction: Apple iOS12 To Help Parents Monitor Kids’ Cellphone Usage

• Thoughts At Senior Graduation: A Lament Over Our Teen’s Last Everything

Filter Free Parents

• I Don’t Feel The Need To Do Everything A Man Can Do

• I Know Why Women Don’t Speak Up About Their Abuse
• Why Morning Sex is Best
• 20 Real Mom Tricks To Get Your Silent Teen To Talk To You Again

Perfection Pending

• Some Friendships Need To End, And That’s OK

• Why We Absolutely Must Talk To Our Kids About Sexual Abuse

• To My Teens: This is What Parenting Looks Like

• What The Aftermath Of Infidelity And Forgiveness Looks Like
• Therapy Saved My Marriage Because Vowing to Do Better Was Never Going to Be Enough

CafeMom

• This Is Why Women Don’t Talk About Their Abuse, For Those Who Don’t Get It

BluntMoms

• Does This Vacation Make My Butt Look Big?

P.S. I Love You

• Gone Girlfriend
• Pour Some Sugar On Me
• My Graduate Degree In Love: Overcoming an Affair

Thought Catalog

• The Piece Of Advice That Saved My Marriage (And Could Save Yours, Too)
• I Sweat The Small Stuff