When you can truly hear what your pain is trying to tell you, you’ll be able to heal.
Divorce
I’m Divorced – and Sometimes I’m Really Sad
The irony of the emotions involved in divorce.
The irony of the emotions involved in divorce.
How Unrealistic Expectations In Marriage Can Lead To Divorce and What To Do About Them
Unrealistic expectations in marriage contribute to almost 50% of divorces. But you don't have to be a statistic.
Unrealistic expectations in marriage contribute to almost 50% of divorces. But you don’t have to be a statistic.
6 Tips To Rebuild Love After an Emotional Affair
"I used to believe that a breach of trust was something that couples could bounce back from quickly but I’ve gained insight about the ways this isn’t the case."
“I used to believe that a breach of trust was something that couples could bounce back from quickly but I’ve gained insight about the ways this isn’t the case.”
The Realities Of Life After Divorce From A Narcissist
Life won’t necessarily be easy, but it can be better.
Life won’t necessarily be easy, but it can be better.
How To Be Vulnerable and Assert Your Needs With Your Partner
Here are four things to consider when expressing your needs to your partner.
Here are four things to consider when expressing your needs to your partner.
Finding Our Way Forward As Dads Before, During, and After Divorce
Nine years in, this single father has some advice about staying sane and connected to your kids.
I do think my ex-wife and I could’ve agreed to 50/50 parenting and gotten a judge to sign off on our agreement. But she would never have given up her legal/strategic advantage. Perhaps she was doing what she thought was best for the children. Perhaps. But I think she was more self-centered than that, she was doing what she wanted, regardless of the impact on the kids.
How To Prevent Money Problems from Ruining Your Marriage
Admitting that there is a problem and a willingness to get help from a professional are essential to saving a marriage with financial infidelity or stress.
Admitting that there is a problem and a willingness to get help from a professional are essential to saving a marriage with financial infidelity or stress.
I Should Have Gotten Divorced 5 Years Earlier
Why making tough choices is one of the best things you can ever do.
Why making tough choices is one of the best things you can ever do.
The Four Simple Rules for Dads Getting Divorced
A single dad life coach gives his most common and useful advice for men heading into divorce involving kids.
As the man in the divorce, you have an opportunity to lead the process with grace and empathy. You cannot control how your ex behaves, the only thing you can control is your own response to the challenges ahead.
7 Steps to Forgiving Your Ex Once and For All
By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Forgiving others and yourself is infinitely terrifying yet necessary for achieving healthy relationships. It’s about being willing to acknowledge that you are capable of being wounded and able to risk exposing yourself. It also means that you’re stepping out of the role of a victim and taking charge of…
Coping Support Is Needed for Children of Divorce, Particularly in High-Conflict Situations
Finding the coping mechanisms make a difference to long-term outcomes.
Finding the coping mechanisms make a difference to long-term outcomes.
Taking the Long Way Home: My Divorce Journey Back to Joy
After nine years, this single dad feels his regrets and his hopes for the future.
I think about the nine years it has taken me to feel connected again. As I was being asked to leave my marriage and leave behind my children, I knew it was going to be a LONG TIME before I felt like I had a “home” again. I am not there yet, but I am building a foundation for just that.
How To Handle Co-Parenting With An Ex Who Hates You
You can co-parent with minimal contact and still raise happy kids.
You can co-parent with minimal contact and still raise happy kids.
Want to be More Confident? Don’t be Afraid to Piss People Off.
You have permission to set boundaries. In fact, it's exactly what you have to do.
You have permission to set boundaries. In fact, it’s exactly what you have to do.
7 Signs Your Relationship is Healthy
It is natural to feel exposed as we allow ourselves to fall in love and it takes determination to work through each partner’s vulnerabilities and wounds.
It is natural to feel exposed as we allow ourselves to fall in love and it takes determination to work through each partner’s vulnerabilities and wounds.