by Karen | Jun 7, 2026 | Straight Spouse
For many people, Pride Month is a celebration of freedom, identity, and long-overdue visibility. For some straight spouses, though, June can feel… complicated. Heavy. Even painful. If you’ve been in a relationship where your partner concealed or denied their sexual...
by Karen | Feb 15, 2026 | Straight Spouse, Straight Spouse Trauma
Loneliness isn’t the same as being alone. You can be desperately lonely even with someone lying beside you in bed, and you can be alone without feeling lonely at all. Aloneness can be neutral — even restorative. Loneliness is different. It’s a painful awareness of...
by Karen | Jul 22, 2025 | Healing and Recovery, Straight Spouse
Your marriage imploded when you discovered the truth about your partner’s sexuality or gender identity. The shocking news that your husband is gay, your wife is lesbian, or your partner is transgender has obliterated everything you thought you knew about your...
by Karen | Jun 3, 2024 | Straight Spouse
*Updated for 2025 Pride Month Pride Month is often difficult and complex for straight spouses. I’ve created a Pride Survival Guide to help you through, but first, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the realities of pride month and the straight spouse. Many...
by Karen | Dec 17, 2023 | Straight Spouse
The “holidays” are upon us! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, Kwanzaa, or simply the fact that you get days off work, it’s a time of year that’s supposedly filled with joy, peace, togetherness, and family… yet this is definitely not always the...
by Karen | Feb 6, 2023 | Straight Spouse
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard the song, “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye. You probably know at least some of the words and find yourself joining in when the song plays on the radio (even if the only words you know are the...
