Seven years ago I began my unhealthy relationship with alcohol. I was a heavy social drinker. Lets just say I never had one glass. But during this transitional time, my drinking was becoming a daily occurrence. What began as social drinking, turned into 2 glasses a night, then 3, then 4. And as my tolerance built so did my drinking. I was…Read More

Until writing these posts, I hadn’t spent much time thinking about those few years. To be quite frank, midlife mom was acting like a crazed teenager. And although some decisions were carefully executed, others were made rather impulsively. It was an transcendental experience and an uncoupling of who I was. I was redefining my individuality and…Read More

I believe that many still consider midlife and menopause to be one the same, My experience begs to differ. “Midlife” takes place approximately between the ages of 40 and 60, give or take a few years. One common belief about this stage of life is that you should expect to face inner turmoil about your identity, life choices, and mortality

My s…Read More