Guest Post by Katie Vessel on the Elephant Journal This last holiday season was hard. This was the second round of holidays after what was a difficult divorce, following an even more difficult marriage. Things have been processed for the most part, about as processed as they can be at this point. I have moved on […]
By Lisa Brick This is the Holiday Season, the season that bombards us with songs of peace on earth and goodwill to humanity and images of happy, laughing families and perfect gifts to buy and receive. Rather than being able to retreat to a cave to figure yourself out and how you got where you […]
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 Easier said than done for many, maintaining a mature co-parenting relationship with your ex may be your greatest challenge as you seek to rebuild and redefine your life post-marriage. Emotions may still be running high for a very long time for one or both of you. It is imperative that you deal […]
By Karen McMahon Co-parenting in contentious relationships creates additional challenges above and beyond those discussed in Part 1 of this series, Co-parenting Post Divorce: Tools & Strategies. Take Off Your Armor and Put Down Your Sword You may have been fighting for months or years over child support, custody, assets and personal property. Now that the […]
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 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 Karen McMahon During my years of coaching I have been fascinated at how often as adults we forget how to dream. When asked what their ideal is where a job, relationship, home or life, clients more often than not, “I don’t know”. When we dig deeper, most discuss what they don’t want and that […]
By: Karen McMahon If you are a divorcing parent, the best advice is to put differences aside, the kids first and co-parent in a healthy cooperative manner. It makes sense…most of the time. Yet if your ex is abusive, an active addict or living with a personality disorder, you may be dealing with more […]
Guest Post: Steven Cessario Yes? No? Maybe? Kind of? Do you even know? Fear-based parenting means you’re coming from a place where you are afraid of what can happen. If you’re displaying fear based-parenting you probably have anxiety about your kids growing up, going out with friends, expect your teen to do stupid and obnoxious things, […]
