Tag: overcoming incarceration

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…

October 22, 20180Comments

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 19, 20180Comments

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 18, 20180Comments

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…