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Jan 10, 2023
The best visual example I have for divorce is Dorothy standing on Auntie Em’s porch as the winds start to kick up. All sorts of things fly around her; sticks, trees, furniture, an elderly lady knitting in a rocking chair, … Read More
Jan 09, 2023
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”- Paul Coelho Last weekend, while it rained outside, I cleaned out my closet. Out with the old, in with the new. I used the Marie … Read More
Dec 29, 2022
The New Year is almost upon us and, I don’t know about you, but the idea of a New Year’s resolution lost luster for me about 40 years ago. How many times have you resolved to eat less, exercise more, … Read More
Dec 22, 2022
The time has come for planning family gatherings for the holidays. Tis the season (except when you are going through a divorce)! As difficult as it is to remember traditions of years past, it is a good time to consider … Read More
Dec 19, 2022
For some of us, it’s natural to have deep empathy for the pain that somebody else is experiencing. Some people have a great capacity for compassion. At times, we may feel responsible for the state of another person’s life even … Read More
Dec 19, 2022
“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why we call it the PRESENT.” – Bil Keane As the holidays approach and the stress of finding and affording the perfect gifts begins, let’s gain some perspective! … Read More
Nov 30, 2022
The American Psychological Association defines resilience as “the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.” Coping with divorce is certainly a … Read More
Jan 12, 2022
It’s January 12 of the NEW Year! ALL your divorcing issues don’t feel almost complete? You’re sensing residue from your last year’s divorce? Triggers are still popping up from your family change YEARS ago? Really? Sounds like you are human, … Read More
Jan 05, 2022
I hope you felt it, also… the crisp newness slowly entering into YOUR 2022, interspersed with Gratitude reflections for the Magical Holiday Moments you created, including a New Year’s Eve Celebration for the tremendous grit you mustered in a year … Read More
Dec 15, 2021
Upon discovering a spouse’s affair, people describe literally feeling their heart pounding, breaking, the need to hold onto it. As if clenching it desperately with 2 hands will stop the excruciating pain. Spouses who caused that forever change in their … Read More