You’re meditating. You’re exercising. You’ve got a coach. Still, there’s a knot in your belly most of the time. What’s bringing you down? Most likely, it’s your own brain working against you. Here’s the thing: Your brain can’t discern good news from bad. It takes it all in, chaff and grain together, and whatever you […]
Divorce
Death and Divorce: 5 Things to Do When Grieving an Ex-Spouse’s Death
After a divorce, you can’t predict the emotions you’ll be dealing with when grieving an ex-spouse’s death, but the path to healing can be found.
Who Gets the Family Home in a Divorce?
People work hard in this country to acquire and maintain their family home. In most families, the family residence is the most significant asset, both from a financial standpoint and from an emotional standpoint. In addition, the mortgage obligation that is tied to the family home is almost always the most significant debt of the […]
4 Things to Do to Begin Moving on After Divorce
Divorce can feel devastating or liberating for women, but it’s never easy. You put your heart and soul into the relationship. You hoped you would be happy, and get old together, but now you are alone. You may be questioning yourself and feel depleted. Although difficult, moving on can be rejuvenating and empowering if you […]
4 Strategies to Prevent Divorce
“Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.” – Tom Mullen My favorite metaphor for what it’s like when two people get married is “two ticks and no dog”. In his book, The Marriage Builder, Dr. Larry Crabb introduced the concept of the “tick-on-a-dog” relationship. […]
What Is “Birdnesting” – and Can It Work for My Family?
Innovation is a key to evolution. So as long as people continue innovating and thinking of old paradigms in new ways, society cannot help but evolve – and this is certainly true when it comes to the family dynamic. We have seen a seismic shift in the ways families are constituted in the last 20 […]
Alienation of Affections: A Former Ground for Action
Alienation of Affections
What to Do with the Family Home: 3 Options to Consider
Some people think the house is the trophy. Most likely it will prove to be the booby prize. Financially, it can become a rock around your neck. How so? Think about it: When you bought that house, your household income was double, or more, of what it will be in the future. That house was […]
7 Signs Your Partner Is Totally Wrong for You
Unfortunately, it’s easy to overlook someone’s faults in the early stage of a relationship. Infatuation and chemistry can prevent us from seeing red flags even if they seem obvious to others. We might fall in love quickly because it feels good to be desired and fail to ask crucial questions about a person’s values, interests, […]
My Ex’s Girlfriend Is Having His Baby, and I Got Stuck with Her Dog
It was a Sunday afternoon and I got a call from the Ex. He had to rush his girlfriend to the hospital because she was having some serious contractions, and it is two weeks early. Since my two tween-aged boys were there, I went and picked them up. My oldest then said to me, “What […]
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