I always thought ending a marriage would involve some huge conversation or dramatic final moment.

Mine ended with a text.

On Thanksgiving, after another argument left me home alone, I had a feeling something wasn’t right. I went into the garage, found something I didn’t recognize, and Googled it.

That’s when I realized what I had found: drugs.

It wasn’t the first time drugs had affected our marriage, and I had already promised myself that if it happened again, I would leave.

This time, I kept that promise.

In this episode, I talk about the moment I finally ended my marriage, why that discovery wasn’t the only reason I left, and what I learned about setting a boundary and actually honoring it.

Sometimes a relationship doesn’t end because of one moment. Sometimes that moment is simply the one that makes you ...