Tag Archive: Carol Grever

Week in review

Why we need to share our stories This week I’d like to share another TED talk with you and it’s another one that my daughter introduced to me. This one, The danger of a single story, comes from novelist Chimamanda Adichie and is about how she found her authentic cultural voice. She warns that if…

Do You Want Happiness?

Today, I’d like to share a blog post with you by a friend, Carol Grever at Straight Spouse Connection. The post is The Fight Inside Me and in it, Carol retells a story of two wolves. It’s a great story that provides a way of looking at internal conflict. Well worth the couple of minutes…

Spiritual awakening

To remind you, Carol Grever had been married for more than 30 years when her husband came out as gay. Once the initial trauma had passed, Carol realized she had an opportunity to use her somewhat unusual experience to help others. Since then Carol has authored two books, produced a DVD and is a national…

Getting Published

Carol Grever had been married for more than 30 years when her husband came out as gay. That was in 1991. In the time since then Carol has become a published author and a media spokesperson on gay spouse issues. I believe it started with the realization that I could use the experiences I had…

When your spouse comes out

Carol Grever had beenĀ married for more thanĀ 30 years when her spouse, Jim, came out as gay. With two sons in their 30s, Carol was 50. Jim was 51. Putting the anger behind her, Carol has turned that devastating experience into a new life and new career. We begin Carol’s story with Carol talking about the…