Intimate Portraits

Intimate Portraits: Beauty Queen (Part 2)

How I Got Through My Divorce

In this episode, Shirley Washington Lewis talks about the overwhelming self-doubt she experienced when she left her marriage. She weathered a tough, emotionally trying transition period but eventually got to the other side with the help of family and friends. Listen, as she shares her story...

Intimate Portraits: Beauty Queen (Part 1)

How I Got Through My Divorce

Shirley Washington holds six beauty titles and was a Miss Black America. Here, she talks about meeting her first husband, falling in love, getting married and having a baby. The marriage disintegrated shortly after the birth of the baby, shattering her illusions of love.

Intimate Portraits: The Hypochondriac (Part 2)

The decision to leave a marriage is always hard and in Amy's case, it was no different. Amy realized that she had stifled parts of her personality for so long that she didn't know who she was anymore.

Intimate Portraits: The Hypochondriac (Part 1)

Amy met her husband in acting class, they started dating and then got married. In a story stranger than fiction, it turns out that Amy married a hypochondriac who wouldn't sleep with her until after she showered.

Intimate Portraits: On Mediation

Introduction

Here, Rachel Fishman Green, an attorney and divorce mediator, discusses the high cost of litigation in divorce. Litigation, she says, is like "ritualized war" and your objective is to destroy your opponent. For more information about her services and how the mediation process works, visit: www.mediate2resolution.com.

Intimate Portraits: Amicable Separation (Part 2)

After Marie's divorce she got back into the dating scene. She wanted a man in her life and decided to put herself out there. Eventually, she reconnected with an old boyfriend who was also divorced and they're enjoying their relationship.

Intimate Portraits: Amicable Separation (Part 1)

If you harbor the hope of saving your marriage, you're not alone. Marie Starrantino tried to keep hope alive, going to counseling and planning fun activities with her husband but in the end, separation was inevitable. In the process of her divorce, Marie navigated a jumble of emotions.

Intimate Portraits: A Path to Heaven (Part 3)

While deeply saddened by her impending separation, at the same time, Sarah feels more committed and connected to the world for having had the experience of being married to her husband.

Intimate Portraits: A Path to Heaven (Part 2)

When they realize that they have dramatic cultural differences and divergent philosophies of life, particularly with respect to raising children, Sarah and her husband decide to go their separate ways. The tragedy is that they love and respect one another enormously.

To view Part 3 of Sarah's story, click here.

Intimate Portraits: A Path to Heaven (Part 1)

Sarah talks about meeting her Egyptian husband and encountering cultural clashes virtually from the start of their marriage. It didn't help matters that her husband didn't know English very well and Sarah didn't know Arabic.

To view Part 2 of Sarah's story, click here or view her profile page on the social network.