Staying in a bad marriage or relationship (or any destructive situation) is indicative of your belief in your inability to be loved. Walking away or simply honoring yourself, speaks volumes of your ability to love yourself. One of many ways to love, approve, and celebrate who you are is to take time for yourself. I like to call it a candlelight dinner for one. Whether you're married or divorced ...

Regardless of when or how you know it's over, you know. For some it's a spiritual experience while for others it's an equation. For me, it was a switch flipping on in my head. I realized that it didn't matter how, what, or when I did or didn't do something, it was never enough. I knew my marriage was not healthy long before the final straw, but I didn't ...