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Christine Moriarty Field is an author, attorney, and speaker. After homeschooling her four children, life fell apart. Divorced after 33 years, she dealt with unimaginable challenges with her adult children, including drug addiction, estrangement, and mental health issues. Therapy, prayer and introspection led her to encourage moms facing similar challenges. She is a criminal defense attorney and a recently remarried pastor’s wife. Learn more HERE.

Latest Posts By Christine Field

11 months ago

How to Let Go of Responsibility for Your Adult Child’s Choices

By the time we reached our 50s and 60s, most of us thought the hardest years of parenting were behind us. The toddler tantrums, the teenage battles, the sleepless nights – we survived them all. We figured the hard part was done. We thought we had “earned” the rest. But then adulthood…

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12 months ago

Estranged But Not Erased: Finding Yourself Beyond Motherhood

For decades, you lived for your children. Every meal, every carpool, every bedtime story – your life was wrapped around theirs. Motherhood wasn’t just a role; it was your identity, your calling, your heartbeat. So, when that connection is severed – whether…

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12 months ago

Why Your Second Act Doesn’t Need a Perfect Plan

If you’re over 60, you’ve probably noticed life rarely follows the script we imagined. When we were younger, many of us carried a picture of what life “should” look like at this stage. We thought we’d be surrounded by family, enjoying grandchildren nearby, perhaps traveling with a spouse…

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1 year ago

Making Peace with Your Adult Children When Things Haven’t Turned Out the Way You Expected

Let’s just say it: This isn’t how you thought it would be. You didn’t imagine your child avoiding your calls. You didn’t picture a strained holiday dinner, or worse, an empty seat. You didn’t expect silence, tension, or unspoken resentments. And yet – here you are…

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1 year ago

Did You Parent from Your Own Past Pain? Forgive Yourself and Move On

Parenting is hard. Parenting while carrying your own childhood wounds? Even harder.
Many of us brought our pasts into motherhood without even realizing it. We didn’t set out to repeat old patterns or project our pain – but sometimes, that’s exactly what happened…

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1 year ago

Why Mom Guilt Lingers – and What to Do with It Now

There’s a certain kind of silence that falls over the house when your kids are grown. No more soccer practice. No more school pickups. No more late-night snack runs. But there’s often something else that lingers in that silence: guilt. For many moms, especially those…

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1 year ago

Letting Go of Mom Guilt: Is It Even Possible?

Our numbers are legion – mothers who did the best we could with what we had… and are still carrying the weight of wondering if it was ever enough. So many of us are quietly struggling. With guilt. With strained relationships. With the painful question: Where did I go wrong?

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1 year ago

You’re Never Too Old for New Adventures – I’m Living Proof

At 69, I’m on the brink of three major life changes – and I can’t believe how different this season looks compared to what I once imagined. This month alone I’m getting, married I’m moving to a new town, and I’m starting a brand-new job in a new law firm…

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1 year ago

Starting Over After 60: How Women Can Thrive After Divorce

Divorce is one of life’s most profound transitions, and when it happens later in life, it can feel even more overwhelming. For women over 60, ending a marriage often means navigating financial uncertainty, redefining long-term dreams, and rediscovering personal…

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2 years ago

Marriage and Motherhood Survivor

I know I am not the only woman who has weathered the storms of marriage and motherhood, emerging with unexpected battle scars. As we age, we gain perspective, realizing that the journey we imagined often takes twists and turns we never anticipated. Five years…

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