I’d like to discuss my partner, my unwavering companion, alcohol. He was the only one I could count on in times of happiness, sadness, celebration, exasperation, and boredom. You see, during midlife we are hyper aware of oneself. Now couple with a pending divorce, changes in family dynamic, balancing work and home life, as a single parent,…Read More

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