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Has Divorce Made You Temporarily Bitter?
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
The air is cool as I begin my walk down my street. My chocolate lab, Hazel pulls me with urgency. The first part of the walk all I can focus on is holding onto Hazy. A squirrel here and a squirrel there. On the way back, she settles into a slow pace and my mind…
6 Signs Your Relationship is Out of Balance
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I am on the baseball field. I stand on the pitchers mound and throw the ball. I run to bat and then to first base. I catch the ball in the outfield and run and tag myself at second base. Do you get where I am going with this? If you are in a relationship…
Are You Ready for a New Fairy Tale?
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
Any one who knows me will tell you that I have always been a cup is half full kinda girl. They will also tell you that my cup went from ‘runneth over’ to spilled, dumped, evaporated or a liquid ‘desert.’ I went from emotionally hydrated to emotionally dehydrated. It has taken me a long time…
Are You Over-Responsible for Others and Under-Responsible for Yourself
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
My marriage counselor welcomes me and I make my way to the couch. He closes the door and then finds the way to his chair. I often say that this is my personal oxymoron, ‘marriage counseling’ by myself. I am in the middle of this divorce and this is still where I seek counsel. We…
What They Don’t Tell You about Divorce
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
No, not a particularly Happy New Year so far…sounds scandalous I Know. It goes against this self-help, motivational junkie to admit that I am starting the New Year off this way. I was ready to write something really positive. After all, that’s who I have always been. Only it’s not who I am right now.…
Actions That Signify Danger in a Relationship
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
There are small things that mean bigs things in a relationship. Are you in a relationship with someone that during an argument or when you are attempting to express your feelings: Walks out of the room or out of the house? Sits silently with absolutely no response? Hangs up the phone on you? Dismisses you…
When the Rescuer Needs to Be Rescued
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
It is Saturday and I am meeting a friend at our local coffee shop. We sit at a table in the corner. The fireplace next to us adds warmth to this cold winter morning. We clutch our coffee cups as we chat with a friend at the table next to us. We are talking about…
How My Children Would Draw Me Today
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I sift through the priceless artwork that you once created. The ones where your chubby, little, fingers grabbed for paper and you scribbled with love. The crayons documenting your tiny, world view. It was you and me. How I adore those pictures. The ones where I was perfect in your eyes. I was allowed that…
3 Signs That You’re Ready for Enablers Anonymous
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
My marriage counselor is a saint. At the very least he has the patience of one. In the early days of counseling I would say that the writing was definitely on the wall. My marriage was over. My counselor knew it and deep down I knew it. The funny thing is that I was listening…
The Hallmark Channel, Marriage and Animal Rescue Videos
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I don’t really like to admit this, but I spent a lot of years crying in my marriage. One day my sister turned to me and said, “Colleen, no one else in your life makes you cry. If it was you, if you were a crier than you would be crying in all of your…
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