What we often don’t realize stress and anxiety are health consequences of divorce. Keep these warning signs in mind and know when it’s time to seek help.
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Moving Through the Sadness: 3 Ways to Feel Joy During Divorce
When going through an intense emotional process like divorce, it’s good to allow ourselves to feel different emotions. Joy, for instance, can provide some needed relief from sadness. The other day while walking through the park near my house, I noticed a swing set. It seemed like the swings were calling to me. Still glancing back at […]
7 Strategies to Super-Size Your Self-Esteem
For me, and eventually for my clients, one of the most challenging aspects of getting through a divorce is trying to pick up your trashed self-esteem off the floor and bring it back to life. In my coaching career, this subject comes up a great deal. Here are some of my favorite strategies to counteract […]
Divorce Doesn’t Mean Dishonored Anymore!
It’s a very new world we live in. We love to honor the old ways and family traditions and also love to create new, exciting ways of doing things as young, adventurous people. We explore life with excitement because we want to grow and express our unique selves in life. Yet, when it comes down […]
Valuing Yourself: The Best Form of Therapy After Divorce
Months had gone by since I parted ways with my high-school love, John. Our early days of love and passion had culminated into us getting married after graduation, but things did not work out and we ended up getting divorced. How easily something which meant so much to us did not exist anymore. Our bond […]
Put Your Big Girl Panties on and Deal With It
How often, in separation and divorce, are you forced to pretend, at least, that you can manage everything that’s happening to you? How often, instead, would you prefer to throw yourself on the ground, acknowledging your grief and fear, and throw a tantrum like you might have done as a toddler? Whether you chose divorce […]
How Introspection Can Lead to a Higher Quality of Life
Over the years, this is the question that I get the most. It’s a fair question. Men, especially, say: “If people would get on with the business of living their life and stop focusing on every little whim and feeling, the world would be a better place – it’s a bunch of hooey!” You may […]
5 Ways to Make Time for Yourself When You Have Full Custody
Making time for yourself when you have full custody can be one of the biggest challenges of being a single parent. Don’t forget to make time for yourself!
How to Minimize Spreading the Divorce Virus
Divorce is such a stressful time in our lives that we naturally reach out to loved ones for support. As soon as the option of divorce comes up between the couple, one or both reach for their phones and start debating the “what to do” aspect with friends. Everyone weighs in with their opinions and […]
5 Tips to Navigate Valentine’s Day During Divorce
Holidays during separation and divorce can be difficult. Valentine’s Day, in particular, when the world would have you believe everyone else has someone to love, has unique challenges.
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