At the beginning of a breakup and through a divorce, it’s very hard to imagine becoming friends with your ex. In fact, the relationship usually gets a lot worse (which is unimaginable) when two people go from being in a bad marriage and living toge...
Thinking about your teen or pre-teen watching a show about suicide, with scenes in it about bullying, rape, drinking, and drunk driving can be really really scary. I'm referring to the new Netflix drama, 13 Reasons Why; a show that almost every kid...
While it's really hard to become an empty nester when your kids go college, it can also be difficult if they graduate and move back in without a job or any kind of direction. Below is my Love Essentially column that offers advice on how to talk to an...
In honor of upcoming Mother's Day, I decided to pay tribute to all the beautiful, caring, loving moms I know. What does it mean to be a mom? A ton of hard work, dedication, and selflessness. All that said, the benefits to being a mom are almost i...
10 Tips For Single Parents by Jackie Pilossoph for Chicago Tribune Pioneer Press Modern-day superheroes are the words Marika Lindholm uses to describe single moms, or, as she prefers to call them: "solo moms." "Day in and day out, a solo mom h...
