Guest post by Donna Bradshaw. It’s hard enough to cope with the life changing event of going through a divorce, but even more disconcerting when you have to find a job after having been away from the workplace for an extended period of time. It can be scary to suddenly have to support yourself […]
By Karen McMahon As we navigate the changing landscape of our lives, tossed about by the onset of divorce, it is hard to consider a promising future. I was living in such a season of struggle that I could neither imagine the pain ending nor to embrace the possibilities of a better life. Wrought […]
Everyone going through divorce deals with upset and it manifests itself in different ways for each of us. You may be dealing with fear or intimidation, betrayal or insecurity, shame or disbelief, anxiety or confusion…the list is endless. What do you do when the fabric of your life feels like it is being torn to […]
Guest post by Mandy Walker of SinceMyDivorce.com. I generally don’t like reading articles about divorce studies: often they don’t seem to reflect what I’m hearing in my interviews. Admittedly I haven’t come across any studies yet on the quality of parenting after divorce – but there’s always the cry from the “stay married” advocates […]
Transitioning through divorce is more about BEING than DOING. Our life transitions are much like the changing of the seasons. In nature, how effortlessly trees turn their young buds to deep green leaves to bright autumn hues and then dry up and fall from their branches in full surrender of what is and must be. […]
A look at our emotions as Energy in Motion and how to move toward awareness, engagement and fulfillment I used to be a pretty positive person. But a few years into my marriage, working full time and raising two toddlers, I found myself constantly angry. At first I was struggling through a rocky, oft-times abusive […]
Guest post by Wendy MacKay. Raising teenagers can seem overwhelming for any parent, even in the best of families. Single parents often feel like they’re walking a tight rope with no safety net, balancing words and actions while communicating with their teen. Even if there’s a step-parent to lean on for support, teens can […]
Guest post by Claudette Chenevert. More than half of married couples are divorcing, some more than once. The average length of a marriage today is 8 years. Second marriages end after 5 to 7 years. Divorce is expensive. An average divorce with no battling about custody and/or possessions can cost anywhere between $15,000 to $30,000 […]
When we judge we are in resistance to who someone is or what a situation is. The resistance causes us pain, sometimes-great pain and suffering. Our instinct is to blame the subject of our judgment for our pain when in fact it is our judgment of them and the resulting resistance that causes our pain. The good news is...
Acceptance is seeing it, feeling it and choosing to move through it to get to the other side. We can accept with judgement but we will be filled with bitterness and resentment. It is in forgiving the situation or person that we can shift...
