He says his marriage is long over.  He says he’s ready to date again.  But would it be wise for you – a woman who is ultimately seeking a serious relationship – to throw caution to the wind and dive right in? I’d definitely say, “No way.” Getting involved with a separated man usually comes [...]

Recently a divorced woman named Sue found herself in a “gross” conversation with her divorced griflriends.  Not “gross” as in the subject matter was lude or disgusting; rather, the conversation left her feeling gross.  For  somehow, her friends’ conversation had shifted to her relationship with her boyfriend –  and as she put it, “It was like [...]

It’s tough being a single parent.   And in addition to sometimes feeling draining and overwhelming, it can feel “unfair” –  like our parenting responsibilities are stealing precious time and energy from us that we’d  prefer to spend on well…ourselves.  You know – our careers, our social lives, our dating/love life, etc.  “I didn’t sign up to be a [...]

This past Father’s Day I did a book signing at Chinook Chapters in Calgary and wow, what an amazing experience!   I got to connect with dozens of my readers, married, single or divorced, and a few were even in tears, expressing how deeply they related to my memoir, The Secret Sex Life of a [...]

So as the countdown begins to this year’s Calgary Stampede, I’m reminded of last year’s “debacle” during the festivities. That is, I spent eight hours at a bar with a handsome “urban cowboy” who professed to be single and genuinely smitten by me. A day later, I found out that he was married — and [...]

Last month, a local book club contacted me to say that they’d chosen my just-released memoir as their April pick. They also asked if I might attend their meeting in person, to which I agreed wholeheartedly — discussing my book’s core messages around sexual and personal awakenings would be a huge honor for ME (!). [...]