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.
Latest Blog Posts
Feeling Invisible and the Need to be Noticed
Eleanor Roosevelt’s quote is one of my all-time favorites: “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” I love this quote because it really speaks to me. It serves as a check on feelings of rejection which I get when people do not readily respond to an email/text. Their silence may actually have nothing to…
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…
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…
The 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.
