New Years Resolution: No More Husband Bashing
December 26, 2009 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under cathymeyer, Holidays
Submitted by: Cathy Do you find yourself dialing a friend to vent at every twist and turn of your dreadful, never ending divorce? Ok gals, I can remember going through my divorce and having diarrhea of the mouth about every foul thing my ex did – and you know what? It didn’t make me feel [...]
Fostering Happiness in a Time of Adversity
October 7, 2009 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under cathymeyer, Coping, Healing
Submitted by: Maya When my marriage ended, it felt like the end of the world to me. I had wanted out for a very long time but I assumed that it would be a dignified process, normal squabbles, but he and I had a friendship behind us and we both wanted the same thing. It [...]
The Meaning of Life: Finding Purpose
September 20, 2009 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Evolution, Wisdom Gained
Submitted by: Maya I used to run around and believe that everyone else out there had a purpose, that they were more important than I, that their lives had more meaning. I was happy to be young and footloose and ~ yes, invisible ~ with no real concerns, no heavy burdens, able to skirt the [...]
No Room For Hate
August 23, 2009 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Coping, Deciding to leave, Evolution, Reflections
Submitted by: Maya I have a male friend whose divorce appears to be inevitable. He’s been married for about 25 years. They just took their last of three sons off to his freshman year in college, some two-day drive away. As he and she were driving home in the warm Virginia sunshine, she told him [...]
Friends in Need, Supporting Those We Love
July 29, 2009 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Coping, Girlfriends, Support
Submitted by: Maya I have a friend who is really down in the dumps. It seems to be pretty prevalent these days. She’s strong, she’s independent, she’s wise and she feels beaten. Her life has so many dark corners in it right now and she finds some comfort in staying in those dark places where [...]
Friends & Frenemies…Can You Set Boundaries?
July 19, 2009 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Girlfriends, Midlife Divorce, Relationships, Support
Submitted by: Maya A very special friend of mine, very recently divorced after having too long a wait, is torn about her friends. That’s the excess that comes from divorce, how badly it hurts everyone else. The families ~ who do they go to for Christmas? Can they invite one parent (children negotiable), leaving the [...]
