Finding a job when your husband is in prison

November 9, 20180Comments

How to Build Your New World

We all have a past. We can look back on our lives and clearly see the before and after. The before your husband went to prison, and then the after he went to prison are starkly different. Your life as changed so much it is as if you have lived 2 completely different…

November 8, 20180Comments

How to Manage Jealousy

How to Kick Jealousy Out of Your Relationship Jealousy can sneak up and create a snag in any relationship. You must guard your heart from jealousy to keep it from ruining the fabric of your marriage. It is a sneaky, disruptive thought that hijacks every interaction you will have with your man if you let…

disciplining your child in prision visits

November 7, 20180Comments

How to Discipline during Prison Visits

If you are facing this struggle, you are not alone Yikes!! Your visit just got started and your kids are acting up again. Everyone is looking at you and you are trying to decide what to do. Should you spank him, sit him in a chair, talk to him? You feel overwhelmed and intimated by…

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…

patner in prison ron and cathy tijierina

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…