by Sheila Tucker | May 30, 2023 | June 2023
It was a beautiful summer day on the University of Georgia campus. While my friends were out having real adventures, I was fighting for the life of my GPA in calculus. Somewhere along the way, I heard summer courses were effortless. Not so much. My professor, a...
by Sheila Tucker | May 1, 2023 | 2023, Children, May 2023, Mom
The heart-wrenching sobbing was becoming more constant—a far cry from the intermittent waves of emotion I first noticed. As I rounded the aisle in the grocery store, there she was—an adorable curly blonde-haired toddler with big tears and even bigger emotions. She was...
by Sheila Tucker | Mar 31, 2023 | April 2023, Family
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens nailed my sentiment after a recent extended visit with my nephews. Families are funny that way. They have a way of bringing out the most profound love and the most heart-wrenching sorrows. The...
by Sheila Tucker | Feb 28, 2023 | divorce, March 2023
I’m going to go out on a limb here and insist that no one enters into marriage expecting to get a divorce. Case in point: At the time of your wedding, you were so in love. Just look at those beautiful photos from your special day. The joy and anticipation of the...
by Sheila Tucker | Jan 30, 2023 | February 2023, Health & Wellness
“The more you try to control everything around you, the more anxious you’ll be.” Sage words from the therapist I saw in college, and I wasn’t having any of it. It was a cold-water-to-the-face moment. Was he suggesting that I give up? If I don’t try to control my...
