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 | Feb 26, 2021 | Creating healthy relationships
At first, everything seemed wonderful. They had a lot in common and talked for hours about anything and everything. She found it refreshing how open he was about himself, which encouraged her to share her hopes and dreams eagerly. He showered her with attention,...
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 | Feb 1, 2019 | Thriving as a single woman
It happens to most of us at some point, especially after a break-up or the loss of someone dear…we look around, notice the empty space, hear the pounding silence…and suddenly feel alone. And not the good kind of alone (the kind where you love having your freedom and...
