I grew up in a broken home. But not because my parents divorced. It was broken long before, when the love turned to hate. When they finally divorces, there was actually more room to breathe. All the energy that went into managing the breaks, could be channeled into healing. It's time we re-framed the shaming term. "Broken home" It is riddled with assumption and judgment. And it neglects the fact that many single parents held their families together beautifully. And that many seemingly intact families, are deeply broken. Because a home is not broken when parents separate or divorce. A home is broken when there is an absence of love. If there is love, nothing's broken. - Jeff Brown, Grounded Spirituality