Dear Linda I would really like to get into the dating scene again but I am so embarrassed about the reasons for my divorce. I am just not ready for new people to know why we divorced. I’m lonely and afraid of
This article is the second part to the ‘Write Away with Linda Simpson‘ series. One of the many jolts that I recall after my divorce was wondering – Who am I? My sense of self was lost somewhere in the isolation he
Has your personal life been upended as the result of a marriage breakup? Are you longing to get beyond the painful dazed and confused feeling that surrounds you? There is a path forward to your divorce recovery. I know this to be
When we divorce we lose a partner and we lose a shared history connected by people, objects and memories. This profound sense of loss is often the result of the hurt and haste in the leaving. A friend describes how it happened
He had a closet full of secrets and now I had to move forward alone. My whole marriage had been a threesome or more unbeknownst to me. His rationale-family life was never impacted because what he did outside the family home did
Toward the end of the second decade of my marriage, he surprised me with a 40th birthday party. My underlying thought from that night was that he must really love me. I could not understand why I might have doubted him. It is
Emotional abuse is silent and unseen. There’s no visible scars or bruising because the pain is all inside you. It is no less painful because it is invisible. It happens behind closed doors, in private with few witnesses. For me, it all
What is emotional abuse and what does it look like? Linda was in an emotionally abusive relationship for most of her 25 year marriage. In this interview, she speaks about her own experience, as well as what emotional abuse looks like and
Emotional abuse is a difficult form of abuse to detect so how do you know when it’s taking place? Linda shares her experience of an emotionally abusive marriage. “It start insidiously with a withdrawal of affection and even a hug feels foreign,”
My husband moved out Boxing Day. I don’t know why we thought spending Christmas together would be a good idea when we knew we were separating. The kids were sad, I was angry and he was eager to get through Christmas to
These are the words I desperately needed to hear ten years ago Lately, I’ve had so many things swirling around in my head that I know are so very valuable to anyone who is experiencing the end of a significant relationship. So,
Reassess – Reset – Reaffirm Opportunity is the keyword as you reassess your life. The overwhelming feeling of loss that has been your constant companion needs to be put in the background. Replace that loss with anticipation for the future. You are