There are few emotionally harder events in our life than going through a divorce. Some feel a sense of relief and freedom while others feel the pain and uncertainty. Only with the death of a loved one is there more divided feelings of both parties of a marriage. Some will even point to the parting of ways as an unmarried couple, as a divorce in a sense. While books fill the shelves to offer some guidance, how you go forward is the subject of today's weekly podcast. Both Barry and Michelle share their intimate encounters with divorce and how to deal with the results. They've been there. As you know it doesn't end in court.

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Does the title define how your feeling right now? Do you look around you and ask yourself what's going on with the weather, the politics, the community, and the neighborhood. We recently had a shooting in a quiet Chicago neighborhood, when a resident was interviewed and she summed it up, "I've never seen the police line tape up ever in my life." Sure its crazier than ever, but what can you do about it?

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More than a Tina Turner song title, relationships have an incredible impact on our lives. We often make decisions by the level of trust we have in the other, despite social media. Lots of attention is spending marketing dollars on being associate with an "influencer." When people just want to be seen and heard, try contacting the customer care representative.

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Surveys tell us we may actually spend more time at work, than at home. Work is a four letter word to some, while to others their enjoyment on the job means, they never feel they go to work. 

Whatever your case in this season, we need to find a middle ground. We explore the subjects of how to get along with difficult coworkers, shady dealings on the job, handling stress, all within fifteen minutes.

You might find your work to be meaningful or fulfilling. 

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More than a bad day. You're down for at least three days and its starting to affect your life. That's depression a clinical state of prolonged being down. Some might say it is not depression if you can't relate it to something in your life. But that is just not true. Depression can have multiple sources. A depression can last for extended periods of time. But if treated can be a thing of the past in a short time. This podcast will explore some practical treatments from regular people who have experienced depression for years and their story of release.

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We are all familiar with the way that saying ends, but it is not true. Words can hurt. The focus is more about the words directed at body shaming, then anything else. Where is the book that tells us we are all supposed to be wearing a certain size dress or pair of jeans. people choose to live a certain way just so they don't have to get hurt. How do you handle it? What do you say about yourself? How do you judge others who you feel fall below your standard? Be prepared for some truth around this very personal subject.

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It's true, many people see the new year as an opportunity for a fresh start, new habits, or new goals, well in fact a new you! But where do you start? And more importantly how do you finish. For many people who formed a new goal, they already gave up by this time. Sometimes the goal was too ambitious causing great difficulty. For some it was just a victim of neglect. But it is not too late to pick up the goal and start again. After all it is your goal and you can rewrite the parameters if you want.

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With Valentines Day right around the corner, the pressure, the hurt, the rejection all comes to some who don't have a partner. Today we look at the positive side of singleness. What? You say. It's true there is a perspective to life when you are in the season of singleness. You may be there longer than you had planned, you may never planned this, and you may only be there temporarily. However, this time in your life may be exactly what you need.

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Mom against Dads, Friend against Friend, We all know of people who have been caught up in this election cycle with strong feelings on both sides of the aisle. This episode doesn't tell you how to vote, but how to get along. Some would advise just not bring politics up, oh that it would be that simple. The reality is we are trading loving relationships to support personal beliefs. How can you find common ground? How can you discuss politics with respect and separate differing views from making the differing opinion an enemy? That is what this episode is all about.

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Is it shame, embarrassment or guilt, that keeps the hurt bottled up? Only you can answer that question. Either way holding it inside only wears on you physically, but begins to erode you emotionally. The bad news it will still leak out onto others. Affecting your job, family life and personal life. Find someone you can trust to share your pain. Someone who isn't in a hurry to "fix it," but someone who will support you, ask questions and keep it confidential. In this episode we talk about the value of sharing even if you are used to handle it alone.

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