Still Worthy

The ushering in of a new year always brings with it a fair amount of introspection and contemplation. And one of the biggest areas of personal reflection is always, “What did the outgoing year teach …

Bronnie Ware, a nurse who worked in palliative care, conducted a survey that became a best-selling book written in multiple languages: “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.”

She asked people who were in…

To many women, the idea of setting, communicating, and reinforcing boundaries with family, friends, and dating or relationship partners is uncomfortable.

And yet, the personal situations necessitating…

There are many misconceptions and stereotypes about single, childfree women and the lifestyle we live:

~ We’re lonely.

~ We’re selfish.

~ We’re unhappy.

~ We’re afraid of commitment.

~ We don’t know what …

Perhaps you’ve had a falling out with a friend, family member, or significant other. The kind that ended the relationship. But you’re waiting for them to come back and explain or apologize for their …

I’ve noticed something on social media. When women talk about their marriages in a positive light – e.g., I love my husband; I’m dedicated to my marriage; he protects and provides for me; he covers a…

There’s an old saying that almost everyone has heard at one point or another, “It takes a village to raise a child.”

What that means is what you and I already know – it’s not easy to raise a child on …

There’s a tendency amongst many dating coaches and relationship gurus to blame women for their single status. Their answer, of course, is that if single women would start doing this, if they would st…

We all have what I call a “thing” – something personal in our life that has served as the bain of our existence.

It could be anything from a physical quality that we perceive to be unattractive to a l…

In a world that often glorifies and idolizes the traditional path of marriage and motherhood, it can be easy to buy into the narrative that your life’s purpose is to be a great wife and mother.

And wh…

In my corporate career, I was repeatedly told that I was “too direct” and “too assertive.”
In my dating life, I was repeatedly told that I was “too tall” and “too opinionated.”

For much of my life, it …

In defining inertia, Isaac Newton said an object in a state of motion or rest will remain so until a greater force acts against it.

Some single women are in a state of rest – they need to take a minut…

Many times in life, we state that we desire something. For example, to marry someday.

And yet, if we were to examine our life more closely, we might find that our behaviors are contrary to our desires…

“Best not let him see what kind of car I drive; he might feel intimidated.”

“Best not let him see what kind of house I live in; he might feel emasculated.”

“Best not let him know how much money I make;…

In this thing called life, there can be times when it feels as if certain dreams or desires are out of your control.  

One such dream might be having a biological child.

When your body won’t cooperate …

Imagine, if you will, a scenario where it’s Friday night and a single, childfree woman is getting hungry. She’d love to visit one of the many new restaurants that have opened across the city this yea…

There was a song by the group “Three Dog Night” titled “One is the Loneliest Number.” If you’re single and childfree, there may be a moment from time to time when you do indeed feel alone, when you w…

If you’re single, but would prefer to be married, there are times when it can seem as if the whole world is getting engaged or was recently married. Except you. In other words, it can seem like the g…

Many single, childfree women believe the best of their life is yet to come. So they tend to save things for the future or to imagine that the joy, freedom, and fulfillment they desire is attached to …

“Why don’t you have children?” It’s a question that anyone and everyone feels free to ask – from family and friends to (believe it or not) strangers you just met. To strangers, the question may indee…