How does a little girl survive an abusive mother, Catholic school, rape, and a near-death experience? Raised by an abusive, narcissistic mother (who once tried to trick her into having an abortion), Julie Coons was also raped in college by a stranger and later married an abusive man who threatened to kill her if she … Read more
How to stop killing yourself as a mother. As a mother, it can be difficult to remember to care for yourself while raising a family. Not matter what ages your children are…whether they’re infants, toddlers, pre-, middle, or high school, you’re faced with making the right decisions when raising your children. You dedicate everything you … Read more
Waging Justice is a memoir by Dr. Paul Zeitz, forthcoming by Balboa Press in September 2018. In unflinching prose, Dr. Zeitz shares a lifetime of struggles and hard-won lessons as a doctor, activist, father, and son. His complex dance between healing others and healing himself ultimately transforms the inexplicable anger and disappointment he felt at … Read more
Have you ever wondered if social drinking has unintended consequences to your health, family, relationships, or your profession? Have you ever thought that losing control of your drinking couldn’t happen to you or someone you love? All the women you know are too smart. Too rich. Too kind. Too together. Too much fun. Pick one. … Read more
A midlife divorce does not need to be the end of everything. It can be the beginning of an exciting new future that you never could have imagined. Breaking up later in life brings its own set of problems and worries. Steve LePoidevin offers suggestions and a road map to beginning a fulfilling new life … Read more
From birth through our teens we experience quite a bit of life that is out of our control. One could say we are not in command of our lives during that period. The responsibility for our overall well-being lies with our parents or other adults. Once we have reached the legal age of self-responsibility, we … Read more
I have learned over the years that there is no greater feeling of accomplishment than to give something of oneself in hopes that others will benefit from that gift. The idea was planted in my being by my father’s way of raising his children. It grew in leaps and bounds and, in fact, was magnified … Read more