This holiday season will be different without your husband at home. You might have no desire to celebrate or find joy in the season as the pain of your loved one’s incarceration breaks your heart. Although you are doing the best you can, everyone around you can tell your heart is not in it. …
I have seen this repeatedly in my own life. Unfortunately, many people use this phrase when thy refer to negative choices. When you make a mistake or choose to do wrong, there will always be someone there to remind you that you will “reap what you have sown.” However, this principle of…
arguments during prison
Life is an adventure. Always.
It doesn't matter how prepared you think you are to manage whatever life may throw at you- it always has a way of catching you off-guard. What do you do when things do not go the way you expected them to go? Do you throw in the towel and walk…
"Romance provides the medicine your relationship needs to get off life-support and become vibrant again"
Keeping a relationship strong and thriving is hard work under any circumstances. In your relationship, managing life's opportunities and concerns while also trying to keep the romance alive is a top priotity. Keeping the flame lit is no small feat…
If your partner is in prison, this day brings sadness and pain with it as you celebrate yet another holiday with your man behind bars.
Most days, I pushed through and made progress, but some days I failed, miserably.
One of the biggest hurdles faced was finding a way to keep my boys involved in sports and other activities that charged a fee. Getting the boys interested in participating was not the challenge; paying the costs to play was the problem.
April is National Reentry Month, and you need to take advantage of this opportunity to speak up! Your family lives with the impacts of prison every day, so you already know there are challenges you will need to face during reentry
Unless you have lived through it, you cannot understand the pain and loss someone experiences when their loved one goes to prison. In addition to losing their presence, you also lose reputation. The feelings of isolation, grief, and disgrace can be crushing. Although both you and your man are doing time together, the experience is completely different inside…