by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 13, 2014 | Advice, Featured Article, Resources
Earlier this year, a New York City woman–I’ll call her Mary–tried to leave her abusive husband. She contacted a shelter, but the shelter wouldn’t take pets. Nor would any other shelter in the city. Mary’s son said he couldn’t leave his three cats behind. And so, since...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Nov 18, 2013 | Advice, Featured Article, Health, Resources
No one brings dinner when your daughter is an addict. When my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, we ate well. Mary Beth and I had both read the terrifying pathology report of a tumor the size of an olive. The surgical digging for lymph nodes was followed by months...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 27, 2013 | Advice, Parenting, Resources
“How we are introduced to the world is how we are introduced to ourselves. If the world we are living in is highly chaotic or neglectful, unloving, or otherwise harmful or unstable, then we tend to turn that inward.” -Ally Jamieson, MSW Trauma can occur at...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Nov 15, 2012 | Nicole's Blog, Parenting, Pregnancy
When a baby is born, so is a mom, metaphorically speaking. You are gifted the title of Mom and with the title comes a new name, job, role, and position. The list is endless and the importance is infinite with this new role and a new responsibility. How you grow into...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Aug 2, 2012 | Nicole's Blog, Parenting
Ok I know …too schooled for cool with the title but really, just hear me out. It’s not some crazy super scientific theory that will go way over your head. It’s simple economics. It’s about the emotional room in your life. You can really only carve out so...
