Tag Archives: grief

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do…

Posted on December 5, 2025 by janieleeds

Did you read and sing that line a la Neil Sedaka along with me? That’s why I left it as the title because I giggled when I wrote it and sang the lyrics in my head. It’s the little things, … Continue reading →

Posted in dating after 50, finding happiness at 50, midlife wisdom, Parenting Kids in their 20's, Single Parenting | Tagged #neilsedaka, depression, family, grief, healing, life, love, relationships, writing, youngmen | 15 Comments

Mid Week Mourning

Posted on June 4, 2025 by janieleeds

It’s only 7ish am and already I’m struggling. Seriously? I am not this weak. But with a belly full of undigested chinese food from last night’s impulsive decision to order out from a new place, I guess it makes sense. … Continue reading →

Posted in midlife wisdom, women's health | Tagged #cancersucks, #death, #empath, family, friendship, grief, life, life lessons, love, relationships | 7 Comments

A Healing Poem I Found

Posted on August 17, 2021 by janieleeds

my brain and heart divorced a decade ago over who was to blame about how big of a mess I have become eventually, they couldn’t be in the same room with each other now my head and heart share custody … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, love, poetry | Tagged being present, grief, healing, John Roedel | 12 Comments

Another Untold Story Of Isolation

Posted on May 17, 2020 by janieleeds

True Story: I was talking to a friend of a friend the other day. She asked me for some information that she needed and because it was Mother’s Day, I wished her a Happy Mother’s Day. The conversation went really … Continue reading →

Posted in love | Tagged cancer, Coronavirus, death of loved ones, essential worker, grief, miscarriage, nurse | 16 Comments

You Held Me Down…And I Let It Happen

Posted on March 28, 2020 by janieleeds

I had this epiphany recently that I allowed so many people in my life hold me down because they wanted me to be a certain way. It started in childhood. I was to be perfect all the time. Perfect in … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50 | Tagged break free, co-dependent, conditional love, grief, kids and divorce, spiritual healing | 10 Comments

Peeling Back The Layers

Posted on February 21, 2020 by janieleeds

Lately I have been meeting people who want and need to peel back the layers to get to the heart of what’s going on beneath the surface. Because when you don’t deal with your emotions, they fester and come out … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50 | Tagged anger, anxiety, beliefs, grief, healing, unprocessed emotions | 2 Comments

You Are Not Your Story

Posted on February 20, 2020 by janieleeds

You are not your story that you retell in your head. You are more than that story, those circumstances and that experience. No matter how painful it has been, there is more to you than what you’re seeing. You are … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, love | Tagged breakup, grief, healing, help, pain | 6 Comments

A Healed Divorcee’s Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 11, 2020 by janieleeds

I lamented my former husband’s leaving. I wallowed in the grief, stunned by his sudden departure. I had been dumped. Left by him and his family and I suffered. I couldn’t see past my grief no matter what I did, … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50 | Tagged friendship, gratitude, grief, healing, peace, time heals, Valentine's Day after divorce | 17 Comments

I’m Teary Today

Posted on February 6, 2020 by janieleeds

It’s a drizzly day here so maybe that’s the reason. Maybe the gloomy weather has me down. Maybe it’s that there has been a lot of sadness in my life lately as three people passed away. Not directly related to … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50 | Tagged chicken soup, empath, friendship, good enough, grief, life and death, sadness | 12 Comments