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My Cheating Husband Tried to Charge Me for His Tinder Account

Yeah, I'd stayed too long My cheating husband charged his premium Tinder account to my credit card. A week early, he had walked out after we’d been married two years. Things had never been good...

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The High Cost of Abuse: I Forgot to Value My Peace of Mind

And, yours matters too A young woman posted before and after photos of herself taken a few months apart. In the first image, she looked worried. Stressed. Her expression was tense. You could see the...

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How Did 5 Specialists Fail to See My Son’s Autism?

And I missed it too. Despite being a psychologist, I had a poor understanding of my son’s autism. My stereotypical views of its presentation now embarrass me. Developmental psychology wasn’t my...

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How Being Ill-Prepared for Death Nearly Cost Me My Family

We weren't ready for the anger that often accompanies grief No one tells you what to expect when an immediate family member sick and most of us are ill-prepared for death.You’d think everyone would...

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In Lonely Search for Love

A Poem The thrumming begins low;Melodic and long.It rises deep within;Until its harmony vibrates my skin.Who will hear my harmonic criesof longing for love?Who will receive this invitation;This blue...

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How Honest When Dating Do We Need to Be?

Why I think radical honesty is the best policy I came across an interesting dating profile recently. The guy had swiped right on mine, so I stopped to read through his. His disclosures made me pause....

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The Painful Lasting Effects Bullying Has Had on My Social Life

I still battle hesitancy and social anxiety I was one of those kids who experienced bullying — the awkward, nerdy type. The kind that others couldn’t resist picking on. It didn’t matter if I stayed...

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I Hate All Men But When I ….

A tribute to my late husband... Six years ago, I lost Brad to cancer. When I heard this soundtrack, “I Hate All Men, But When..,” I knew I had to use it to honor him and our love. He was truly a one...

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Why I Didn’t Know I’d Married a Narcissist

Why I Didn't Know I'd Married a Narcissist Would you think as a psychologist I’d know my new husband was a narcissist? It should have been obvious, right? After all the years of education, training,...

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Four Truths I Wished I’d Known Earlier About Going Bald

4 Truths I Wished I'd Known Earlier About Going Bald Growing up, I always admired my younger sisters’ long, thick manes of hair. My middle sister’s glossy, long black tresses had just enough reddish...

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