Tag: Divorce

  • Betrayal Trauma: Anarie’s Definition of Success

    Betrayal Trauma: Anarie’s Definition of Success

    Donate In our last episode Anarie shares her experience with betrayal trauma. At the end of the interview I had stopped the recording just before she made another important and insightful comment. She apologized for not having a “success” story. Knowing that comment would lead into a valuable conversation I asked to continue recording and…

  • My Son Is Not Baptized And That Is Okay

    My Son Is Not Baptized And That Is Okay

    My son isn’t baptized. I’m okay with that and he hasn’t missed out on any blessings. My son’s mother has refused to provide permission for his baptism, and I’m not only okay with that, I support her decision. I wasn’t okay with it at first. When his mother and I decided to separate, I knew…

  • Because I Loved Her, I Left Her

    Because I Loved Her, I Left Her

    Anonymous Question Series: The following two questions are so similar that I chose to include them both in this response. I will be speaking in terms of divorce, but these concepts are equally applicable to “break ups” before marriage and within engagements. Q: When do you suggest that a problematic/troubled partnership separate? Or stay together?…