“Divorce is the hardest obstacle I've had to overcome in my life. I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce. When I reached that crossroad, I felt like such a failure. After years of therapy together, I realized that staying together was emotionally destructive. My husband didn't want the divorce, but I did. So there was a lot of bitterness initially. Although we are still divorced, we still call each other "family." It was a journey to get there, but it's a beautiful place to be.” PeopleBelieveTogetherBeautifulJourneyHusbandMarriedOvercomingObstaclesDivorceI RealizedTherapyMy HusbandBitternessDivorcedBeautiful Places Author:Regina King
“Around 2010, I kind of looked up and said, I'm 40 years old. You know, I chose music. I don't have a husband. I don't have any kids. Like, I chose music. So, I had to make a decision. Like, do I want to do something else, or do I want to go from journeyman to master? And I realized, I want to be a really good musician.” KindKidsDecisionHusbandMusicianI Realized Author:Neko Case
“I was a writer first, and knew I'd be a storyteller at age seven. But since my parents are very practical, they urged me to go into a profession that would be far more secure so I went to medical school. But after practicing medicine for a few years, while raising two sons (with a husband who was also a doctor) I realized that combining medicine with motherhood was more of a challenge than I could handle. So I left medicine and stayed home. And that's when I once again picked up the pen and began to write.” WritingHomeAgeSchoolParentChallengesSonHusbandSevenMotherhoodProfessionMedicalI RealizedPensStorytellerMedical School Author:Tess Gerritsen