Not The Way I Planned

This woman is the epitome of a good co-parent. From the very beginning of my divorce journey, she was an example to me t... Read more

Divorce can feel very much like diving off a cliff. It’s really scary, part of it is liberating, you lose your footing, ... Read more

I’ve known Ammie for over thirty years. She’s been through a lot. She’s inspired and strengthened me in some of my darke... Read more

Val Cameron is one of the bravest people I have ever met. She is never afraid to be herself or stand up for herself. On ... Read more

This beautiful young woman, Madeline Duskey, was just 24-years-old when she was hit and killed by a drunk driver. Her M... Read more

Ashton and B.J. Hobbs made everyone feel loved and special. They were always together and lived life to the fullest. 16-... Read more

I remember my ex-husband telling me one day about 4 years ago that Cody was gay. I couldn’t believe it! To the outside w... Read more

Sarah’s family life was altered forever when she lost her Dad to a terrible car accident when she was just 4-years-old. ... Read more

I first met Lindsay back in 2008. I had just given birth to my second child and was working as a traffic reporter for a ... Read more

I told myself with this episode of the “Not The Way I Planned” podcast that if my story helps one person it is worth sha... Read more

No one ever plans to get pregnant as a teenager, but it happened to my cousin Meghann Brimhall. A mom at 17, divorced b... Read more

How precious are these two?! Simon and Louie were born in Hong Kong and mainland China respectively. The orphanage was t... Read more

When I worked with Nicole I thought she had the perfect family and the perfect life. It wasn’t until I ran into her in t... Read more

Pornography. It’s a topic we don’t want to talk about. Something we think will never happen to our children or in our re... Read more

Sasha’s story is one that I wish no mother ever had to tell. I first met Sasha through a fundraiser for St. Jude Childre... Read more

I’ve been divorced for 2 1/2 years. We don’t talk about divorce often around the house. It’s uncomfortable to conjure up... Read more

Alcohol addiction is something we always think will happen to someone else. We often picture alcoholics as disheveled me... Read more

Batten Disease shows no mercy. It is one of the cruelest, gut-wrenching diseases I have ever seen. The fact that it happ... Read more

When I first met Jenny Steinmetz, she was the type of person that I saw as “perfect.” Perfect marriage, perfect home, pe... Read more

Nathan Ogden has been paralyzed twice! Today he lives as a quadriplegic, but he hasn’t let his inability to move his bod... Read more