Brook Fisk

I went down to DC thinking that I was making a parenting plan.

And I came back with business cards for investigators and victim's assistance phone numbers in my luggage, doubting who I knew for the last five years.

So,

I had been married for 11 years.

It was very shocking to me what little independence I had so easily fallen into.

And I didn't want to be like that.

The first couple of months were scary and lonely.

You know, I would come home from work and the house would be empty because the kids would be at their dad's.

And it would be quiet and I would sit down in the kitchen and look around and not know what to do with myself.

So when I got divorced, really my focus was

for that first year was to become independent and maintain my independence.

And I really thrived at that.

I would watch YouTube videos on how to fix things and how to maintain things.

And it was very empowering figuring out how to do that stuff.

I was on dating apps and I would meet people and go on dates and have a lot of fun with that.

But whenever it got to the point of somebody wanting to get serious, I think that it would scare me and I would back right off.

I worked nights and it was an incredible experience.

I loved working in the ICU.

I loved being able to really impact people's lives.

That's where she met a medical resident.