V. StephensThe Dilemma of Dating RejectionI hate admitting that I let myself hold onto feelings long after someone stopped having them for me.4 min read·Oct 7, 2020----
V. StephensThe End of the TunnelThe girls and I are moving out next week on July 1.4 min read·Jun 30, 2020----
V. StephensWalking Down the Center Lane: Dating & Vulnerability After DivorceI’m a brave person.4 min read·Apr 15, 2020----
V. StephensThe Awkward Space Between Dumped And (Not) DivorcedBack in June, my husband called and asked me if I’d go to a baseball game with him. For most couples, this would seem like a sweet, normal…4 min read·Aug 23, 2019----
V. StephensDear Middle-Age, Mid-Divorce Messed Up Self…A compassionate letter to my middle-age, mid-divorce self as divorce proceedings linger on after the end of a 25-year marriage.3 min read·Aug 2, 2019----
V. StephensPushing My Kids Out of Our Unhealthy Nest…I had to push my kids out of our family nest because it wasn’t a healthy place for them to stay.6 min read·May 29, 2019----
V. StephensThe Messy Mess of Managing TriggersTrigger (verb): to cause an intense and usually negative emotional reaction in (someone)5 min read·May 21, 2019--1--1
V. StephensMy journey as the wife of an alcoholic paralled through the MCU movie “Endgame.”Last weekend, my daughters and I went to see “Endgame,” the epic, final Marvel Comics Universe movie. Of the 22 previous movies, I’d seen…11 min read·May 4, 2019----
V. StephensBorrowing hope when there’s none…I wrote my first Medium post a year ago at 2:30am in the morning. It was the first time that I’d written about being the wife of a good…5 min read·Apr 26, 2019----
V. StephensThe Emotional Side-Effects of DivorceIt’s been just over a week since my first divorce hearing. Originally scheduled as a divorce trial, that relationally hurricane was…5 min read·Mar 21, 2019--1--1