Thank You Heartbreak

“You can quit waiting for the other shoe to drop: I’m in it for life,” are the promising words that convinced author Kathryn Taylor to remarry, retire from her thirty-year profession, sell her home, and uproot to Charleston to support her new husband’s career. Life was honest and full of celebration when, out of nowhere, Kathryn’s husband announced that he was done with the marriage and didn't want to talk about it. At minute 7:30, Kathryn joins Chelsea to talk about it. In particular:+ the isolating yet rampant nature of unexpected abandonment and loss+ the mistreatment of women+ human nature is the want to understand what happens in your life+ the internalization of blame and responsibility+ what you do when you have no answers+ grieving in the United States is an unacceptable process+ the brief window of time to process pain in America+ the healing power of a best friend+ women are preprogramed to be givers and nurtures, rarely thinking of what’s best for them+ the timeframe for recovering is arbitrar