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 25, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Prison

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 24, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

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…

October 23, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Prison

Is it cheating if he is prison

Your husband is sentenced to prison. This reality is played out, every minute of every day you live on the outside without him. A married woman who lives like a single woman is a strange thing indeed. One of the most common questions I get is whether it is actually cheating on your husband if…

October 22, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

Friday Nights Without My Husband

Overcoming loneliness Loneliness is one of the hardest parts of having a husband who is in prison. Weekdays go by quickly because we are focused and busy working. But Friday night comes, and the pain of being alone settles on us. I heard a quote that sums up what it is like to be married to…

October 19, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

My Husband is Getting Out of Prison

Are you ready for the changes that are coming? “My husband is getting out of prison!” The long-awaited day is almost here. You feel elated, excited, and nervous. So many thoughts are racing through your head. Will this change your relationship? Is he the same man that you married? Are you really ready for the…

October 18, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

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Prison Relationships

Do prison relationships work after release? After spending over 10 years visiting my man in prison, he was being released. I was ecstatic—and I was so nervous. So many questions were running through my mind. Could he love me the same now that he was free? Could this nightmare really be over—and could we live…

October 17, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

10 Tips to Dating a Prisoner

Dating and prison are words that do not seem to go together. Prison is not typically a place we think of when we imagine a date. And yet, many women find themselves “dating” men who are in prison. There are a lot of things to consider before you should commit to dating someone…

October 16, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

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Married to an Inmate

I am married to an inmate. Wow. I kept saying that in my head over and over again. I am married to a convict! How in the world did this happen? I never imagined that I would marry a man who was in prison. I was in shock that my husband was in prison. As the…

October 15, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

3 Non-Verbals That Hurt Relationships

What are you saying? We have all said, “It is not what you said, but how you said it!” Our attitude comes out in our tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. You can choose your words as carefully as possible, but if you don’t manage your non-verbals—you can destroy your message. Your body language…

October 12, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com