Woman's Info Articles

Denial is a powerful thing. I am just as susceptible as anyone to this personal diversion, this thick woolen blanket designed to smother the voice in the soul. Why? Because deep down I know what is right for me and what is no longer working. I know that change is healthy and I recognize how denial prevents change. That doesn’t mean I want to face it.

Last month when Oprah was asking herself "how did I let this happen?" I was asking myself the same question. But, for me the addiction was not food, it was phone sex. What kind of person becomes addicted to phone sex? I read O magazine, have been a good wife and mom, a 4th grade Sunday School teacher for more than a decade, a home room mother of the year, former scout leader who is well educated, well read and have traveled. I read all the books that win Pulitzer Prizes and the short list of nominees. I had never so much as watched a porn movie when I got started. In fact, there were long periods in my life when I had little or no interest or energy for real sex, much less phone sex. But I developed an addiction.

Did you ever play those games when you were a kid to see how far you could bend back your fingers without giving up in pain?

I would like to share with you a gift of truth regarding our relationships.

What is so great is that the weather in Wisconsin is totally working with me.

Everyone that I interact with these days seems to express concern regarding the challenges facing us.

As much as some people love the holiday season, most people are increasingly feeling stressed as the holidays approach.