For this series I spent time at Kaladi Coffee in Denver asking folks how they lost a job. Stephanie was working in a hardware store with her boyfriend, who managed to get them both fired. You might think that’s all there is to the story, but there is more.

From a series of conversations on different themes that I hosted and produced at Denver-area coffeehouses, here is Kim’s story. She said her therapist told her in a couples counseling session that she should trust her instincts and separate from her husband. This, even though the therapist was a Christian counselor and he knew that step would likely lead to divorce.

From a series of conversations at Kaladi Coffee in Denver, this theme is about the moment someone first knew he/she was in love. For Sophia, that moment led to marriage…and divorce.

Melissa was married the moment she knew she was in love. But it wasn’t her husband that grabbed her attention. Several years and two divorces later, that love is blossoming. Recorded at Kaladi Coffeehouse in Denver.

I am interviewing people in Denver about why their last relationship ended. Rip says it was because he believed in potential but his ex wife couldn’t get beyond her fear. Recorded as part of an ongoing series at Kaladi Coffeehouse.

Chris says the worst thing he ever did was get married. The resulting lack of trust from that split, he says, has messed up his life for the past ten years. This interview is part of the series recorded at Kaladi Coffeehouse in Denver.

John says his mother never told him that a relationship going smoothly, he thought, could just blow up in his face. His mother stayed married, so what’s changed about relationships these days? Recorded at St. Mark’s Coffeehouse.

Travis says his mother never told him about divorce. It wasn’t an option. He reflects on this and how, after his separation from his wife, she came out as a lesbian.