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Why Intentionality Is Crucial For An Amicable Divorce
I recently heard someone say that we, as humans, are only willing to endure small amounts of discomfort, but we all want to obtain huge amounts of success. I wish life worked that way. In my own journey, I’ve become more aware of the…
5 Things You Need To Know About Your New Guy Before Introducing Your Kids
5 Things You Need To Know About Your New Guy Before Introducing Your Kids…
10 Ways To Survive The Holidays While Going Through A Divorce
As Halloween passes and you finally finish packing away the costumes and the candy, turning the calendar to November can seem as painful as wearing a beaded thong to the gym. The holiday season becomes a catch-22 for most people who…
Post-divorce Tips for Single Mothers
Going through a divorce is one of the hardest experiences that we can experience in life, and it can be even harder to handle once the dust settles and you realize that you will need to care for your children and bring in all of the…
Why It’s Important To Put Children First During Divorce
I’m not one of those experts who believe that divorce has little significant effect on a child’s life. I’m of the opinion that divorce can set a child up for lifelong emotional struggles. The divorce of a child’s parent leaves them…
10 Rules For a Happy Second Marriage
Recently, I’ve been writing a lot about what makes a second marriage work and about vulnerability leading to trust and intimacy in relationships. However, I didn’t make the connection between these two topics until I listened to a…
A 3-Step Plan For Peacefully Co-Parent With Your Ex No Matter How Irrational They Are
A 3-Step Plan For Peacefully Co-Parent With Your Ex No Matter How Irrational They Are…
Do You Have to Like Your Ex’s New Wife?
You don’t have to like your ex’s new wife, but if there are children involved, we highly suggest you at least be civil.
There are a lot of articles out today about divorce and how two women, an ex-wife, and her ex’s new wife, end up…
It Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult!
Co-parenting is a modern term in the divorce world. When my parents walked out of the divorce court, they never communicated with each other ever again, and certainly not about me. Co-parenting implies cooperation and dialogue. The…
Don’t Allow Your Divorce to Damage Your Daughter’s Self-Esteem
I’ve written extensively about daughters of divorce, the father – daughter bond, mothers and daughters, and divorce adjustment. When it comes to divorce, there’s no shortage of topics to write about. But what came to me recently is…