The emotional effects of divorce will come in waves throughout your separation. Don’t be afraid to express your emotions, and know that it will get better.
Coping with Divorce
7 Ways to Thrive Through Divorce
For most people who go through a divorce, they just want to feel better. They want to hit that fast forward button and get through with it already. Divorce is the most painful thing many people will ever encounter in the lives next to a death. You can get through it faster, and you can […]
Forgiveness after Divorce
Forgiving your ex-spouse is not about them – but is about you. Forgiving a former partner gives you closure before embarking upon a new chapter in life. Forgiveness is like when a business stamps a receipt “Paid in Full.” That bill is paid, and the account is closed and back to zero. Forgive your ex […]
Forgiving the Other Woman… Even When…
She was one of your best friends. The betrayal is a double whammy. How could he? How could she? Yes, this happened to me. She was married too; my husband and I had dinner regularly with them as a couple. She and I had only known each other a few years, but we felt an […]
5 Tips on Handling Emotions During the Holidays
For me, Christmas had always been a hectic yet joyous occasion. I loved decorating the house, cooking a special holiday dinner with the turkey and trimmings, finding those special gifts, wrapping the gifts as if they were designer gifts by Martha Stewart, baking dozens of holiday cookies, and celebrating with friends and family. Facing my […]
How to Break the Buttons Pushed by Your Ex
While we step into a divorce, we are consumed by emotions. Our spouse is consumed by emotions. When our emotions are steering the ship, a lot can go wrong. People fight, we provoke each other, we spiral into a depressed abyss. Why does this happen? It is simple: We are allowing our thoughts to create […]
7 Ways to Create New Holiday Traditions for Your Family Post-Divorce
Both parents and children may have fears when facing the holidays post-divorce. Here are 7 ways you can create happy, new traditions, for your children.
Celebrating Friendsgiving: 10 Ways to Enjoy Thanksgiving After Divorce
This year, consider celebrating “Friendsgiving” instead of Thanksgiving; here are 10 things to be thankful for, and 10 ways to enjoy the holidays after divorce.
Tips for Enjoying the Holidays After Divorce
Holidays after a divorce are never the same, and if you try to compare them you may become frustrated (although some find them better post-divorce). But from the perspective of a divorce lawyer, holidays after a divorce can be improved or handled with a change of mindset. These are new holidays. Your world, your children’s […]
How Many Divorces?
I recently attended a big family holiday party. Between the happy couple who hosted this festive occasion, their parents, aunts, uncles and siblings, 14 people in all, 14 divorces were represented (one person had two, and one had none). All are now in happy, committed relationships: some marriages, some relationships of long-standing, and some new […]
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