Author: KathieyV

• You Can’t Afford Not to Fight: The Divorce Loan

  

  You Can’t Afford Not to Fight: The Divorce Loan I remember sitting alone, afraid to spend a single dollar. My ex-husband had been the primary breadwinner in our marriage, and when he left, I was suddenly facing a future I had no financial roadmap for. I did not know where I was going to live,…

  KathieyV

  July 8, 2026

  Divorce Recovery

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• Monday Morning Motivation-Faith in the Face of Fear, Brodie and the Grocery Bag

  

  Monday Morning Motivation Fear of the Unknown Brodie and the Grocery Bag   On your typical day, my dog Brodie is not afraid of bags. He is not fearful of handbags, grocery bags, or trash bags. He is not even scared of tea bags. But this was not your typical day. It was cold, and…

  KathieyV

  July 6, 2026

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• The Joy Series: When Joy Goes Silent

  

  The Joy Series: When Joy Goes Silent   Post 1 of the Joy Series The day my husband of 37 years walked out, joy didn’t just fade. It vanished. Completely. Like someone had quietly switched off a light that I had no idea how to turn back on. I had no idea it would take…

  KathieyV

  July 3, 2026

  Divorce Recovery, Joy

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• You Can’t Afford Not to Fight: Funding Your Divorce When the Money Is Gone

  

  You Can’t Afford Not to Fight: Funding Your Divorce When the Money Is Gone When my husband left, I discovered he had been quietly moving money into a personal account I knew nothing about. The only money I had was an inheritance from my parents, and he had been draining that without my knowledge. What…

  KathieyV

  July 1, 2026

  Divorce Recovery

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• Dating Series: Meeting Someone for the First Time—The Perfect Coffee Date

  

  Dating has evolved a lot over the years. Back when I was a teen, meeting someone often meant crossing paths at school or church, with a simple invitation to go out—easy and straightforward. Today, while some connections still happen face-to-face, many people are navigating the world of dating sites and apps. For those of us…

  KathieyV

  June 30, 2026

  Being Single, KathieyV

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• Books, Beverages and More: Vampires, Ghosts and the People Who Haunt Our Hearts

  

  Have you ever finished a book and thought, “I wish I could actually live inside this story for a little while”? Same. That is exactly why “Books, Beverages and More” was born. This is the place where pages meet real life, where a recipe simmering in chapter three becomes something I am actually making in my…

  KathieyV

  June 26, 2026

  Just For Fun

• Can Divorce Make You Sick? Sadly Yes, Let’s Talk About It.

  

  Can Divorce Make You Sick? Sadly Yes. Let’s Talk About It. I can tell you from personal experience: divorce can absolutely make you sick. When I discovered that my husband of 37 years had filed for legal separation, the shock hit me like a physical blow. I had no idea this was coming. There was…

  KathieyV

  June 24, 2026

  Divorce Recovery

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• Inspirational Quote “You Must Do the Things You Think You Cannot Do” 

  

     Inspirational Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt. You Must Do the Things You Think You Cannot Do “You must do the things you think you cannot do.”Eleanor Roosevelt There is something about that quote that stops me every single time I read it. It is so simple. So short. And yet it has a way of looking…

  KathieyV

  June 22, 2026

  Inspiration

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• Telling Your Story Through Journal Prompts: What Celebrity Would You Take to Lunch?

  

   Telling Your Story Through Journal Prompts: What Celebrity Would You Take to Lunch? Welcome back to our monthly journal prompt series, Telling Your Story Through Journal Prompts. This series exists because your story matters. Once we are gone, there is no one left to tell it, and while the people who love us are busy…

  KathieyV

  June 19, 2026

  Journal Prompts

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• Beware the Narcissist: Flying Monkeys

  

  Beware the Narcissist: Flying Monkeys Part of the ongoing series: Beware the Narcissist I research narcissism because divorce touches millions of lives every year, and far too many people going through that process have encountered it without ever having a name for what they experienced. In fact, one notable analysis of 3,200 divorce records found…

  KathieyV

  June 17, 2026

  Narcissist

  #narcissism, abuse awareness, Beware the Narcissist, blindsided divorce, complex PTSD, covert manipulation, covert narcissist, CPTSD, divorce recovery, divorce support, emotional abuse, emotional manipulation, family manipulation, flying monkey behavior, flying monkeys, gray rock method, healing from abuse, mental health awareness, narcissist tactics, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic abuse recovery, narcissistic behavior, people pleasing, setting boundaries, toxic relationships