Don’t Try Divorce Alone!
Divorce is an incredibly difficult journey – no bones about it; you may be wracked with grief, stress, guilt and fear. Trying to navigate your divorce and co-parenting all alone is like rock climbing...
View ArticleGoodwill and Trust – Important Components in a Divorce with Kids
When getting divorced, it’s so easy to turn everything into a battle by always trying to prove your point and making the other person look bad. In a divorce with children, kids are often stuck in the...
View ArticleGrieving, Divorce and Kids
I see grief as a process of moving through the depth of one’s distress and sorrow so you can begin to heal. Getting a divorce, whether you want it or not, is agonizing and traumatic. You are grieving...
View ArticleDivorce, Children, Co-Parenting – Take a Break!
I know how easy it is to get exhausted with the demands of keeping up with the ongoing needs of your children, especially as a divorced parent. It is hard to remember to take care of yourself, always...
View ArticleFeel Defensive with Your Co-Parent?
Have you ever asked yourself if old emotional hurts are still what drives your interactions with your Ex? And if you are in the middle of or had a divorce with kids, you may find that your emotional...
View ArticleDivorce with Children: Does Your Ex Still Push Your Buttons?
Long after the divorce, many couples remain emotionally entangled and when children are involved, co-parenting can be exasperating. Maybe your hot button issues are still active and your former knows...
View ArticleIs Your Ex Your Enemy?
It’s so easy to turn your former lover into your enemy, especially in a divorce with kids. You need to end the madness of your marriage and the sometimes the only way to do this is to make him/her into...
View ArticleAre Your Kids Relaying Messages Between You and Your Ex?
If you are divorced with children and use your child to relay messages to your former, you put your child in the middle of your arguments, disagreements and negotiations. This is hard for anyone, but...
View ArticleWhat Does An Umbilical Cord Have to Do With Divorce and Kids?!
From my work with divorced and divorcing parents with children, I have developed a theory I call the Umbilical Cord Theory. It is based on my repeated observation of how parents respond to grieving a...
View ArticleDivorce with Kids: What’s a Sacred Covenant Got to Do With It?
There is really no other moment in the world like that first moment you connect with your child – whether in utero, upon his/her birth, or when you first see or hold your child. Words are inadequate to...
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