"I came home and found Jason and Sarah unloading groceries to make a romantic sushi dinner. I had a sudden, sickening ...

“Keith’s death would have been challenging enough on its own, but overnight I also became a single mother of three. Worse ...

"Who was this woman — and what has she done with my mom?" ...

"On paper, she was 'getting by.' But the cost of getting by had become brutal." ...

"The room blurred, and when I raised my head... gravity took the tears from my eyes and pulled them down my cheeks." ...

"Maybe that’s why watching what happened next — not just to the brand, but to Christmas itself — hurts as much as it does." ...

"I’m reminding myself that I’m an adult woman who gets to choose how I do holidays — for now, anyway. I’m going to enjoy it ...

Unfortunately, my experience is all too common. If you find yourself in a situation like I did, here's what you should do.

"It was disturbingly easy for me to fall into this world. It started with small, seemingly harmless choices." ...

"True healing will only come if I accept every scar and allow each version of myself to be seen." ...

The first time my youngest son headbanged, he was about 3 years old. He flung his head back so hard, I heard it thud from the other room. I panicked — rushed to him, felt the back of his head for a ...