“Mom, Can We Talk?”…

Every Mom who has heard these four words knows that what follows may be a serious and possibly difficult message from your child.

These words are meant to be a warning, a chance for you to brace yourself because something big is about to be said…

When our children are little, we can handpick the people who care for them and influence them. But as they grow older and spend time in school, sports, after school activities, and outside interests, they will be exposed to a wide variety of people.

Being a teacher, coach, or any…

Alone. Numb. Weird. Different. Terrified. Tired. Misunderstood. Worried. Anxious. Sad.

We’ve all felt these feelings at some point in our lives. Usually they are only temporary feelings but for many that’s not the case. And when these feelings last, sometimes we feel like there is something wrong with us and…

“How are you?” How many times a day do we ask someone this question throughout the day? Probably every person we come in contact with but let’s be real — it’s a rhetorical question. …

One thing that I want to be clear about from the very start is this — in many cases, relationship/domestic abuse typically happens slowly, over time, and it can be so gradual that the signs are not recognized before it’s too late.

If it was obvious from the beginning, you…

“Cut her off. Don’t give her anymore vodka. It makes her clothes fall off!”

This was said to me — not by a concerned close friend or my husband making a joke — but by a colleague I’d never met before — at a work function.

Yes, this sexually explicit…

You may not have everything you want but you will always have everything you need.

Wear your seatbelt — no matter what. You were very fortunate you climbed out of that totaled car and walked away.

When you won Miss Congeniality in the teen beauty pageant, you were disappointed. It…

“I can’t believe you walked away from that! Was anyone else in the car with you?” I still vividly remember being asked these questions even though it’s been over 35 years, and I still remember thinking someone was there and must have been looking out for me.

After a night…