pamradtkerussell5 days ago3 minNo More Sugar Coating: Midlife Can SuckI never intended to be the Pollyanna of middle age. Yet with blog entries about seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, feeling joy...
pamradtkerussellApr 243 minLetting Go of Perfectionism in Search of the Perfect PartyWhen I was 25 or 26, shortly after I was married and had moved to Florida with my husband, I threw a few extravagant dinner parties for...
pamradtkerussellApr 102 minHow to Get Unstuck: Change Your Perspective, Choose a New PathLately I’ve been feeling stuck. Like I can’t get out of neutral. Everything is flowing past me on the river of life and I’ll never catch...
pamradtkerussellApr 32 minPlaying the Odds with Online DatingI gave up playing Candy Crush after discovering online dating. More dopamine hits, more oxytocin, and so much more entertaining. It’s...
pamradtkerussellMar 202 minWaking Up to Endless Possibilities Just a month ago I was sharing an apartment AND a house with my ex-husband. For 16 months one of us stayed in the house with our...
pamradtkerussellMar 63 minLiving, Gratefully, with a Broken HeartI don’t recommend having your heart broken at 53. Not counting the daily heartbreak of raising children—especially when they reach the...
pamradtkerussellFeb 132 minFeeling Joy and Grief at Ending an Old Life and Starting a New One I was on a Telehealth visit with my therapist this week when my husband texted me. “I sent you an email.” The subject line: Russell v...
pamradtkerussellJan 303 minFinding the Light When Everything Seems HardI had a very “Woe is me” week. Or maybe a couple of weeks, or maybe a month or six. But this week has been super ridiculously hard. (Keep...
pamradtkerussellJan 162 minChanging Perspective: Think That You Might Be WrongA while back, little handmade signs popped up around New Orleans that said “Think That You Might Be Wrong.” “Yes!” I thought...