By Deirdre Hally Shaffer, MSW, LCSW Just this week in my counseling practice, I worked with three women whose divorce resulted in extreme financial hardship. For two clients, the mortgage had not been paid in five to seven months and … Read More
by Deirdre Hally Shaffer, MSW, LCSW During times of loss, transition, and grief we feel helpless and out of control. When divorce occurs, life is turned upside down with legal disagreements, emotional swings, custody issues, financial upheaval, social changes, residential … Read More
Many books have been written about the meaning of difficult and painful challenges in life and why they happen. It’s been the subject of psychological, philosophical, and spiritual researchers who seek to understand the purpose of pain and suffering in an imperfect world. Read More
by Dr. Susan Burger What do we mean by “Anti-Aging”. Aging is a part of your life cycle. You can’t stop the clock, so can you really be against aging? This obsession can lead to the use of superficial ways … Read More
The Social Readjustment Rating Scale, sometimes known as the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, ranks Divorce as the second highest life stressor preceded only by the death of a spouse. When you factor in some additional events on this scale … Read More
By, Dr. Susan Burger www.LiveWithVitality.com
Be Realistic Allow yourself to express your feelings. It will take some time to recover, so try not to volunteer yourself to plan a family gathering, bake or decorate. Allow yourself to heal by just enjoying time with family and … Read More
Relationships between former spouses can be grouped into five categories. The first two are fairly positive; both parents continue to have a relationship with their children, and the disruption of the separation or divorce is minimized. In the last three … Read More
I don’t know about you, but I know an awful lot of 20 year olds that are stuck. As a matter of fact, one of those 20-year olds is my brother. He played sports all throughout high school and did … Read More
Estate Planning in Contemplation of Divorce When spouses separate, in anticipation of divorce, a number of estate planning issues arise. Many spouses wish to disinherit the other spouse upon separation, to be sure that their assets pass for the benefit … Read More
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