Life Phases of Women
Parenthood and Society
Parent/Adult Child Communication
Widowhood in Later Years.
About Deborah
Deborah received her doctorate in Counseling from George Washington University. Her dissertation was the stimulus for her follow-up study which is the basis for The Roads Taken. In addition to being an at-home mother, Deborah served as Deputy Director of a Virginia Probation and Parole Office & Assistant Director of the National Coalition for Jail Reform.
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Challenges of Dating Apps
I kept my membership to Match.com for a year but my efforts to meet someone gradually slowed down and ultimately stopped after about eight months. I did have several more meetings that were basically like the ones I shared in my blog Match.Com at 80 on my website within the “Widowhood in Later Life” category. The reason I quit was not only my disappointment with…
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Progress, Yes. But Men Still Do Not Value Women’s Work
Let’s not kid ourselves, the men are still in charge. We women trip over ourselves to have a career, have our voices heard, to be taken seriously. Sometimes we really do “make it” but, and I will contend but, the men are still in charge. They are the ones who decide if we will be heard; they decide if we will get the positions. We…
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Parent Adult Child Communication, so Important in Family Crisis
I, a typical mother, always cared about how my children felt and were doing in the world. Respect for them as people separate from myself was always a guideline I used when talking with them. As they grew to adulthood this communication approach persisted, but my timing, attitude, voice and choice of words had to shift. They will always be my “children”, but they are…
Read MoreThe Roads Taken
When women become mothers, every decision becomes more complex and every question opens new paths: Do I remain employed? Do I stay at home? The Roads Taken: Complex Lives of Employed and At-Home Mothers is a non-judgmental, warm and informative read.
