One of the hardest parts of divorce for most people is the amount of change that will occur. Many of the stable things in your life that have been that way for potentially many years change rapidly. Change is inevitable when divorcing or separating. But here are a few tips from Cheryl Dillon, CPC, …
No More Robots!
A guest post from Dr. Karen Finn: When you got married, chances are it was a happy occasion and you had dreams of “Happily Ever After.” Leaving the idea of “Happily Ever After” and getting to the point in a marriage when divorce becomes a viable option is usually extremely painful and confusing. …
3 Steps to a Happy Divorce
People spend a lot of time talking about how tobe happy post-divorce. That includes how to move on, date again, co-parent, etc. But what about the time while you're in divorce? Unfortunately divorce can be a long process- sometimes it can take years, God forbid. Here are three easy steps Dr. Lisa …
Divorced Parents Will Fail
If you're a divorced parent, you understand the deep desires to protect your kids, ensure that they have a "normal" upbringing, and that co-parenting or single parenting won't negatively affect them. It's (or it should be) every parent's wish to make sure their kids and taken care of. Especially if …
Getting Over Your Ex
We've written before about the many different ways to get over an ex post-divorce. If you googled the idea, you could probably find 100 different ways from thousands of people who have different ideas about how to move past a messy divorce. So instead of providing a long list, we thought we'd share …
Keys to Trust While Dating- Part 2
A guest post from Dr. Karen Finn: Divorce can shake a person’s ability to trust someone else to the core. Yet, in order for any relationship to thrive, trust is a necessity. In this Part 2 of The 8 Keys to Trust in a Post-Divorce Relationship, I’ll share keys 5-8 on what characteristics must be …
Who Can You Trust?
A guest post from Dr. Karen Finn: Divorce is the result of a betrayal of a trust. A trust we place in another to love, support and care about us. It’s also a trust we encourage our partner to place in us – to trust us to love them, to support them and to care about them. Trust of this magnitude …
Survival Guide
Anyone going through a traumatic circumstance such as a divorce needs an occasional distraction. When your world is ostensibly coming apart at the seams it can consume you if you allow it to do so. …
Update These Documents After Divorce
A guest post by Dr. Karen Finn: When you get divorced there are all kinds of paperwork and documentation you need to update, change, create and just be able to put your hands on at a moment’s notice. It can feel overwhelming to have to deal with all of this on top of the emotional turmoil of …
To Move or Not to Move?
One of the many decisions you must wrestle with during a break-up or divorce is whether to remain in the family home or move out. This is more complicated than it may appear at first. There are a number of considerations. …
