V. StephensThe Dilemma of Dating RejectionI hate admitting that I let myself hold onto feelings long after someone stopped having them for me.Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
V. StephensThe End of the TunnelThe girls and I are moving out next week on July 1.Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020
V. StephensWalking Down the Center Lane: Dating & Vulnerability After DivorceI’m a brave person.Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
V. StephensThe Awkward Space Between Dumped And (Not) DivorcedBack in June, my husband called and asked me if I’d go to a baseball game with him. For most couples, this would seem like a sweet, normal…Aug 23, 2019Aug 23, 2019
V. StephensDear Middle-Age, Mid-Divorce Messed Up Self…A compassionate letter to my middle-age, mid-divorce self as divorce proceedings linger on after the end of a 25-year marriage.Aug 2, 2019Aug 2, 2019
V. StephensPushing My Kids Out of Our Unhealthy Nest…I had to push my kids out of our family nest because it wasn’t a healthy place for them to stay.May 29, 2019May 29, 2019
V. StephensThe Messy Mess of Managing TriggersTrigger (verb): to cause an intense and usually negative emotional reaction in (someone)May 21, 20191May 21, 20191
V. StephensMy journey as the wife of an alcoholic paralled through the MCU movie “Endgame.”Last weekend, my daughters and I went to see “Endgame,” the epic, final Marvel Comics Universe movie. Of the 22 previous movies, I’d seen…May 4, 2019May 4, 2019
V. StephensBorrowing hope when there’s none…I wrote my first Medium post a year ago at 2:30am in the morning. It was the first time that I’d written about being the wife of a good…Apr 26, 2019Apr 26, 2019
V. StephensThe Emotional Side-Effects of DivorceIt’s been just over a week since my first divorce hearing. Originally scheduled as a divorce trial, that relationally hurricane was…Mar 21, 20191Mar 21, 20191
