“I thought I had all that trauma either tucked away securely under the seat in front of me, or in the overhead bin. But my wife handed me that article you wrote, and once again, I knew I was drowning in a swamp of shame. I guess it will never go away? “So here I…
“I woke up in horrible pain, gagging. I didn’t know my jaws were wired shut. My mother was screaming and going crazy, and the nurses took her out. I was alone, and I am sure I was terrified.” “I did not know at that moment that I had been run over by a car. I…
“I’ve had every medical test known to man. I’ve even been to the mayo clinic. All they can say is that I am struggling with depression, anxiety and fibromyalgia. I know all of that is true. But there’s more to it! They recommended for me a psych evaluation, but I know I’m not a psycho!”…
“I’m sick of struggling. I’m sick of misery. I’m sick of myself and I’m sick of life!” I leaned in and nodded because I knew there was more. After a moment of looking down silently at his hands that were clinch, he continued. “I just want a good life. It seems to work for everyone…
“Please, please answer my question! I’ve only been married seven months, and it seems like there is no hope. My heart is broken. My spirit is crushed. My soul is wounded. You write about hope. Please help me hope again. PLEASE!” This is just one of the heart wrenching pleas for help I’ve received in…
“After you made me do that self-assessment thing, and my accountability group wanted me to work on at 998 things instead of three, I’m not sure I take any more this week!” If you’ve been following me for the past month, you know I began the series working a couple through a marriage who thought…
“You saw on the video that I torpedoed my walls and the barricades around my heart last week! Are we done yet? ‘Cause you are wearing me out!“ What a twinkle in my eyes, I responded: “Those are the most hopeful words I’ve heard since we started! Because when we get to the end of…
“I just can’t wait to see what you have for us this week … after I took that dance lesson to re-create my marriage … and made a fool out of myself!“ It has been so much fun working with this couple (I’ve been sharing their story over the past few weeks) that we will…
“So we saw a miracle last week when you turned me into ‘bougie’ (referring to ‘boujee’ or ‘bourgeoisie’”) … but I’m not sure we can do that two weeks in a row.” After chuckling, I asked him to define “bougie” for me. With jolliness in his voice and on his face, he responded: “I’m not sure……
“There’s just so much sewage under our bridge, I think you’ll agree this marriage is dead!” He had read my blog the week before: “Don’t Murder Your Marriage or Wreck Your Relationships.” And in that context, his next sentence will make sense: “I may have murdered it or wrecked it myself. But it sure seems…