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November 6, 20180Comments

Building your Support System

Why do I even need a support system? You know you need support when your husband goes to prison, but where do you find it? It is not easy to find the support you need when you are out here trying to manage life and your family. Support is the most important type of assistance…

November 5, 20180Comments

How to Find a Pro Bono (FREE) Lawyer

Is there help out there? One of the biggest financial burdens you will carry when your husband is in prison is legal fees. If you are already struggling financially, it is even more stressful to try to come up with the funds to pay an attorney to help you. The good news is that there…

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October 31, 20180Comments

Sex While Your Man is Locked Up

Your partner is in prison. Now what? Sex. That one word is such an attention-grabber. Sex is a big deal in relationships. It can add deeper intimacy and connection, or it can create division and distance between you and your partner. When your husband is home, you get to decide together everything there is to…

October 30, 20180Comments

Raising Children With a Parent in Prison

Here are things you need to know to help them grow Raising children who have a parent in prison can be a challenge. They are just like every other child their age. And they are very different from other children their age. Moreover, is important to recognize both of these facts. Children with a parent…

October 29, 20180Comments

Are Stereotypes Bad?

Stereotypes affect all of us. Others stereotype us, and then we apply stereotypes to them. It is a natural way of our brains trying to put things into categories. Is the attempt to make a connection between things we know and things we do not know good or bad? I have spent over 20 years fighting…

October 26, 20180Comments

How to stay faithful while he is in prison

Simple things you can do to protect yourself and your marriage There is nothing that will test your level of commitment to each other like a prison sentence. Your entire marriage and relationship has changed. Living our your commitment to each other by being faithful is one of the biggest challenges women face when their…

October 25, 20180Comments

Family Leadership

How to connect your son with positive role models

Research tells us that sons need a father in their lives. The negative effects of father absence include a whole host of terrible outcomes for young boys. Just hearing these statistics causes fear to rise up inside of us. We know all too well that our sons are growing up without their fathers. I sat in…

October 24, 20180Comments

How to adjust to your man coming home from prison

He stepped onto the grass outside the prison... The day Jose came home he was feeling nervo-cited—both nervous and excited at the same time. He had looked forward to his freedom for so long. His wife and children had stayed connected to him so he was wondering why he was feeling so nervous. The first…

October 23, 20180Comments

Five things you do that are ruining your relationship

We all want a strong relationship. We dream of being supported, loved, admired, cherished, and respected by our partner. Fun, excitement, and adventure are all important to us as well. We want to be swept off our feet; but on our terms. Most likely, we are not getting everything we hope for from…