If you’re recently separated or divorced, avoiding the holiday blues can be a challenge. But with a little planning, creativity, and courage, you can cope with — and even enjoy — the holiday season this year.
Divorce Recovery
A Primer in Hostility
How to recognize, understand, and diffuse hostility.
If You’re Angry
Take the advice from the expert Andrea Brandt, Ph.D on recovering form your divorce with a few easy steps which will bring you to a more peaceful mind set. Then you are ready to begin the healing process and start your life fresh.
Iowa Ground Rules
A divorce may be granted in Iowa upon breakdown of the marriage relationship to the extent that the legitimate objects of matrimony have been destroyed and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved.
Managing the Anger of Divorce
Since anger is really unresolved hurt without an outlet for healthy expression, repressed hostility causes an escalation of conflict. As a result, the legitimate suffering that both parties experience in marital discord often transforms into a stressful, expensive courtroom battle.
An Extraordinary Life
An interview with Debbie Ford, a bestselling author of many books concerning life after divorce. She explains that you have a choice to become active in your divorce recovery. Use the pain to heal yourself and move on.
Back to School
If you’ve been out of the workforce for the last five, ten, or more years to concentrate on your marriage and kids, your job skills may have become outdated, and you might be thinking about going back to school to retrain. Or maybe you’ve never liked your job and have been dreaming about a career U-turn. You’ll find inspiration from the real-life stories about people who went back to school after their divorce, and found a new life and a more fulfilling career.
Looking Good!
Like it or not, how you look does affect how you feel about yourself – especially if your ex-spouse insulted your appearance. Once you’ve acquired “The Basics” – flattering hairstyle, clothes, and a positive body image to go with them – an attractive appearance takes relatively little effort. Here’s how.
Creating a Satisfying Life
Contrary to what you might believe, personal happiness is not dependent on life dealing you a good hand. How you respond to what comes your way will largely determine whether your life is fulfilling or not; here’s how to move from dissatisfaction to real satisfaction.
Discovering Your Single Identity After Divorce
After a breakup, you have the opportunity and freedom to become who you wish to be. You should use this opportunity, no matter how negative its origins, to resurrect your identity and exercise freedom of choice. Seize the chance to create and learn, and use your experiences as a means of building something new.
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