Many years ago, when my daughter and I were in the car together, you asked a caller if she would eat a piece of delicious-looking chocolate cake if she knew that even one small piece contained cyanide... More >>

There is no simple formula for rebuilding your life after you've found the courage to leave a psychologically and/or physically abusive person. Everyone deals with his or her different experiences in various ways. However, there are some universal tools that can get you going in the right direction. Here are my tips for rebuilding your life after you've left an abuser... More >>

...I thought how easily could be me and my husband now of 27 years. We went through a time two years ago that I thought we would divorce... More >>

I married my best friend 24 years ago, but I should not have... More >>

Some marriages are worth salvaging, even when they look so hopeless. And I'm a believer that it takes one person to save a relationship... More >>

...Relationships are messy! Whatever it may be. Feelings were involved and in the end, you hurt... More >>

...Thank you for all of the advice you have given to me over the years. Because of your advice, I can say I am MY 5 KIDS MOM, a happy wife, and my husband's girlfriend... More >>

Decades of observation has led me to believe a wife's reaction to her husband to be the best predictor of lasting love... More >>

...I grew up with a mother who degraded my father in every way possible... More >>

...Nine years ago, my gynecologist called me with the results of my pap smear. But she asked me an odd question first: 'How is your marriage?'... More >>