by Karen Strang Allen | Oct 31, 2021 | Dating, Finding your soulmate
Have you ever watched a deer trapped in an enclosure? It runs frantically around, jumping at different ends of the fence, injuring itself in the process, desperate to escape. Eventually, after a long time, the deer runs out of energy and lies down exhausted, accepting...
by Karen Strang Allen | Oct 1, 2021 | Finding your soulmate
When I became a widow at 22, I didn’t know how to grieve. I didn’t know what to do with the feelings of sadness, or the shock and disbelief that the man I loved and had just married only 6 weeks earlier was now gone. I knew when we got married that he was dying, but I...
by Karen Strang Allen | May 5, 2021 | Thriving as a single woman
I have had a love-hate relationship with solitude for most of my life. When I was a child, we lived in (very) rural New Brunswick, down a long laneway in a small red bungalow surrounded by maple and birch trees. I loved the privacy of where we lived, the freedom to...
by Karen Strang Allen | Jul 29, 2020 | Creating healthy relationships
Several years ago, a series of events happened that caused a huge shift in my social circle. Overnight, it seemed, I lost several key friendships, my mom and my boyfriend. I felt very alone. At first I beat myself up about it, thinking I must have done something wrong...
by Karen Strang Allen | Dec 31, 2018 | Living your best life
The beginning of a new year is a natural time to reflect on our lives…to ask ourselves if things are going the way we want them to, and if not, to decide what to do about it. I truly believe life is meant to be joyful, and when it’s not, it’s a sign that something...
