When I was raising my kids, we had a phrase I would use. Our house was a BLAME FREE ZONE. As you can imagine – that meant that anything and everything that came up they had to own. When they would start to falter and go into a, “Well, I couldn’t do that because I […]
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Letter of goodbye to a lifetime of friendship…
Though the path has been long…it has been one walked mostly separately. Though we may have been walking a similar road – we haven’t held hands or deeply embraced in many years. The path you have chosen is yours now. You must find the strength to go the rest on your own. I will not […]
I am feeling BACK!
Wow. Talk about a long hiatus. I knew there would be a reason to save this website – if not for just a venue to express myself. I get to do all kinds of cool things for writing about women’s stuff for my work with YAO Clinic and YAO Company – the profession I pursued […]
Showing SPLIT, The Film May 7th, Mill Valley, CA
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Announcing the showing of Split the Film by Ellen Bruno! On May 7th, 2015 Mill Valley’s It Takes A Village is sponsoring The Mother Rising’s showing of Split, the film. Split is a fabulous documentary for children and adults done entirely from the perspective of children. There is absolutely NO adult in the film. Even […]
Our New Co-Host on The Mother Rising – Pamela Elaine Nichols

It is with deep excitement and true pleasure that I introduce to all of you the new co-host of The Mother Rising, Pamela Elaine Nichols. Pamela Elaine was featured on The Mother Rising radio show as a guest on June 26th where we were discussing her journey through divorce and her blossoming into being; what […]
Finding The Mother Rising on Stitcher and iTunes!

Many of you would really like to listen, but the experience of the VoiceAmerica link that goes on autoplay can be SOOOO annoying. You want to listen later, on your own time. I completely understand. That’s how I am too. Here’s how… ON VOICEAMERICA… Download on the VoiceAmerica link itself. Here’s a link to an […]
Episode 21 – Post-Divorce Dating Nerves?
Re-Framing Dating Fears & Understanding Dating as Self-Discovery Episode Description: While dating after divorce is exciting, it can also be overwhelming. We can stop ourselves in our tracks, freeze up and decide to call it a night and watch another episode on Netflix curled up on the couch. But we know getting out there and […]
Newly Single? Why You Need To Go Mingle

Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there again. If you are recently divorced, broken up with or widowed, you probably have a lot of questions about dating, and often times these questions can bring on fear and worry that will paralyze us and make us want to crawl on the couch and watch Netflix. […]
10 Tips For Re-Entering The Dating Scene After Divorce

Divorced? It’s time for you to get out and meet your match! The first date you have after (or during) your divorce is magical. You anticipate new love, new romance and even…. Read more: http://www.yourtango.com/experts/dr-judith-tutin/dating-scene-after-divorce#ixzz3Bq4GZ48k
The Mother Rising Manifesto Is HERE!

It truly came out of the blue and flowed out of me within minutes. I had a series of things that I said to myself…over and over and over again in order to get myself through the very tough times during my divorce. The manifesto is really what carried me through. It has been beautifully […]