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 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 Karen McMahon This article is not about religious beliefs, it is about a spiritual light in the darkness of the unknown. It is about the practice of Faith and Surrender. “None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have […]
Guest Post by AVIVA PINTO, CDFA™ Part II of this 2 part series. Click here for Part I After you’ve separated your financial lives, work carefully with your financial advisor to focus on planning your future. Savings Goals Determine how your post-divorce financial situation affects your ability to save for goals such as college […]
By Karen McMahon If you are in the early stages of divorce there are two vital steps that you must take to prepare for this challenging transition. Educate Yourself The Legal Process: We experience so many changes and have to make many decisions during divorce, it is essential to learn all that we can […]
By Lisa Brick While divorce does not determine whether your children will suffer negative long term effects of your family’s fracturing, the way in which you interact with your spouse while you are divorcing will. You have the power to make your children’s experience of divorce a more or less neutral, healthy or unhealthy event […]
By Suzanne, Journey Beyond Client In many ways the routine of life is the same, but I am happier, empowered, and more independent. I am doing things and going places that I didn’t do for 11 years because my ex wouldn’t or I was too afraid to ask and be rejected by him. In the […]
By Karen McMahon Many challenges of co-parenting post-divorce are universal whether you have an amicable divorce or not. Other more unique challenges are faced by those emerging from a contentious divorce and custody battle. The key to peaceful co-parenting post-divorce lies in keeping the focus on what is best for the kids. I this two […]
By Lisa Brick Knowing who you are and what you desire in relationships, respecting and loving yourself, and staying committed to going for the gold is the only way to bring home the gold. Settling for less guarantees less. It is your responsibility and your’s alone to identify your personal goals and to choose […]
Guest Post By Nancy Lay King What is divorce like at 56 years old? I believe divorce at any age is devastating. It’s the absolute stopping point for believing in the idealism of a committed relationship, in my case, one that had existed for over half of my life. It is the loss of one […]
