Tag Archives: marriage

The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters

Posted on March 16, 2025 by msw blog

The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters (2022, 256 pages) by Joanna Gaines. Joanna writes at the beginning that this is not an autobiography and it’s not a self-help book. It also isn’t even a memoir. So, what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged Autobiography, book review, childhood, family, Joanna Gaines, marriage, Memoir, memories, motherhood, non fiction, On My Bookshelf, priorities, self reflection, self-help book | Leave a comment

Listen to the Marriage

Posted on March 9, 2025 by msw blog

Posted in Reading | Tagged book review, Emotional authenticity, fiction, Grief, healing, John Jay Osborn, Listen to Marriage, marital therapy, marriage, marriage counseling, metaphor, On My Bookshelf, self reflection, vulnerability | Leave a comment

Perimenopause

Posted on February 17, 2025 by msw blog

My partner of almost 25 years, “Mary,” started perimenopause around 10 years ago, and her menopause symptoms have gotten progressively worse. Our son, then 5, is now 15 and he sees only this version of his mother — not the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Behavior modification, community, love, marriage, medication, menopause symptoms, mental health and wellness, parenting, perimenopause, support system, what would you do? | Leave a comment

Rediscovery

Posted on December 19, 2024 by msw blog

How did you and your partner stay romantically connected during the postpartum period? Tell us the playful, creative ways you showed love and intimacy when sex wasn’t always an option. Here’s what some of you had to say. Date nights … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged communication, connection, creative, Date nights, humor, intentional, intimacy, marriage, opportunity, playful, postpartum, romance, time | Leave a comment

Just Like Family

Posted on December 11, 2024 by msw blog

Just Like Family by Kate Hilton (2017, fiction, 286 pages). This story spans 20 years of the protagonist, Avery, discovering herself and finding life. We follow Avery as she goes through adolescence and into her twenties, and into her forties where … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged adulthood, book review, boundaries, career, coming of age, fiction, friendship, identity, Kate Hilton, love, marriage, On My Bookshelf | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: marriage

The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters

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