Guest Article By Aviva Pinto, CDFA™, Director, Bronfman E.L. Rothschild Determining Where to File for Divorce In most situations, you will file for a divorce in the state in which you and/or your spouse live. If you and your spouse own property in different states or you live apart, you might be able to select […]
By Aviva Pinto, CDFA™, Director, Bronfman E.L. Rothschild Divorce is a reality for a growing number of aging couples, a phenomenon commonly referred to as “gray divorce”. According to a 2013 study at Bowling Green State University, the divorce rate among adults ages 50 and older doubled between 1990 and 2010. Now, one in four […]
By Lisa Brick Do you break out in a sweat thinking about communicating with your ex? Resentment and hostility between parents is the norm after a contentious divorce. Communicating with your ex around custody schedules, medical issues, parenting approaches, and finances is loaded with emotion. Many of our clients, both male and female, break out in a […]
By Lisa Brick Media Multitasking, as we tend to do it in the Information Age, is disrupting your ability to navigate divorce with grace and dignity. The practice, as pervasive as it is, is hurting you by undermining your abilities to be calm and rational when it comes to communications with your yourself, your soon-to-be-ex […]
By Karen Basmagy One of the wonderful things about my career choice is witnessing clients becoming more authentically themselves, usually after periods of great pain, loss and change. They come to the coaching relationship “stuck” and without a real sense of direction or plan, or feel consumed by their emotions. Within a very short time, […]
By Lisa Brick There are numerous reasons a relationship unravels. The majority of them are due to a growing incompatibility of values and lifestyle choices. In some cases the reason is considerably deeper and darker. While these reasons are the exceptions rather than the rule, they are often if not always the cause of […]
By Dr. Dan Thomason – Guest Blogger Couples who can solve problems and resolve conflict in their relationship typically grow closer, have great respect for each other, and report high levels of satisfaction in their relationship. I’ve never had a couple come into my office and say, “We can solve problems and resolve conflict […]
By Lisa Brick For many of you who have found your way to Journey Beyond Divorce this divorce may not be your first. Your first experience with divorce may have been when your parents split up. The relationship you have with your spouse is also rarely the first contentious and painful relationship in your life, […]
by Karen Basmagy, Transition/Divorce Coach The Power of Metaphor As spring begins to blossom, many of us have been scrambling to get outside and clean up our yards, myself included. So this Sunday, I quit the seemingly never ending process of emptying boxes from my recent move and turned my attention to the long […]
By Karen McMahon I awoke this morning feeling deeply grateful for my life. I began my day brewing freshly ground coffee, making a pot of steel oats, encouraging my 17 year old daughter (who has senioritis) to get moving; and feeding my feline family (yes, I have 4 cats). I had a sense of peace […]
