Updates from Sharilee Swaity

Let's Make Valentine's Day About Fun Instead of Pressure!

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:02:00 CDT

Celebrating Valentine's Day can be a mixed bag for those whose relationship is rocky. Sometimes, we hope this special day will magically mend the strains in our relationships. However, the reality of high expectations can lead to disappointment.

Redefining Valentine's Day as a time for fun rather than a fix-it-all for relationship woes can be liberating. This year, for us, it's a movie and watching a movie and dinner at the food court. Simple but fun. What are your plans for this Valentine's Day?

We Need Our Mirrors!

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:32:00 CDT

It's Never Too Late to Make a Change

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:03:00 CDT

Oh no! I’m Married to My Opposite!

Fri, 28 May 2021 19:00:00 CDT

Are you and your spouse completely different? Do you sometimes wonder how you’re going to make it? Well, I understand, because I’m married to my opposite, too! We are different in so many ways: personality, interests and background. When we first got married, I would google “married to your opposite” into the search engine, desperate for someone that would help me in some way.

Stepmoms: 5 Ways To Get Through Mother’s Day

Thu, 06 May 2021 19:00:00 CDT

Mother’s Day can be a difficult day for stepmothers. Although you may feel like you are doing mothering work, you are often not recognized as a mom. You may care like a mom, too, but no one seems to see it, or care. In today’s podcast episode, I talk about ways to get through this sentimental holiday.

Seven Tools for Healing Past Relationship Hurts

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:00:00 CDT

Emotional healing isn’t really a topic that we talk about often in our society. Most of us would prefer to let everyone think that we’re “just fine,” but sometimes, we just aren’t “fine.” In fact, if we’ve never been through the healing journey, we may be carrying around sadness, anger or resentment without even realizing it. The dangerous part, though, is all of that unrecognized hurt can skip our consciousness but land straight on the head of someone we love, such as our spouse or maybe or kids. When we don’t deal with things, it comes out in other ways.

Encouragement Book for Stepmoms

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:00:00 CDT

Are you a stepmom needing a little bit of encouragement? Do you sometimes feel like you’re in a no-win situation? Do you maybe even wonder if you might have made a mistake? Being a stepmother is one of the hardest roles you can take on. You “play the part” of being a mother: doing the work, and putting in the time but you are rarely if ever, recognized for what you are doing. The children often see you as “the enemy,” and treat you as such.

Connection and Communication with Jed and Jen Jurchenko

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:00:00 CDT

Do you ever go through periods in your marriage when you feel distant from your partner: almost like strangers? Do you ever long for more connection and dialogue between you? Authentic conversation, going beyond the mundane necessities of schedules, childcare, or housework, is vital for all of us. We need to get to know each other again and again because we are always changing.

My Changed Thoughts on Valentine’s Day

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:00:00 CDT

Hey everyone, welcome to the Happily Ever After Again podcast. I’m your host, Sharilee Swaity. Today, it is Valentine’s Day and I am coming to you with my Valentine’s Day show. Today, I want to share three ways my thinking has changed about this holiday over the years, and how these changes have made me less disappointed in this sometimes controversial holiday.

Journey to Healing: Introduction

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 18:00:00 CDT

In this podcast episode, I talk about the journey to overcoming hurt from past relationships. (This episode is the first in the series “Journey to Healing.” The series will not run consecutively but instead be every 3-4 episodes.) Sometimes we think we’re completely “over” the past, but little signs keep popping up, making us wonder if we truly are healed. Maybe we feel bitter and aren’t sure why. Perhaps we are habitually insecure, for no logical reason. When we still need to heal, these signs can come up, giving us clues that our healing is not finished.