It’s the weekend and the reality of divorce can no longer be muted with the distractions of the work week. The relaxing downtime that couldn’t get here quick enough before is now dreaded. We know how you feel; so to keep your mind occupied we put together a list of our favorite divorce movies. It’s […]
Handling the Holidays During Divorce Our society begins celebrating the ‘joyful’ holiday season immediately after Halloween and straight through New Year’s Eve. The message is clear, no matter your cultural or religious beliefs, ‘tis the season to be jolly’. For those of us attempting to handle the holidays during divorce, it can feel like a […]
Divorcing a Narcissist and Winning While divorce is inherently overwhelming and emotionally challenging, those of us who are faced with divorcing a narcissist experienced a heightened level of fear and frustration. By the mere definition of a narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-centered, it is impossible to engage in a dialogue where both parties needs are heard […]
How do you reconcile the differences between divorce and faith? While navigating the Holy Land with Rabbis, Ministers and Imams the conversation turned to divorce and faith. The four who spoke (both men and women), recalled their reasons for divorce and the day they decided to take the first steps in the divorce process. While […]
How you can help someone with domestic violence signs? October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. Awareness being the operative word. That said, I wanted to share a personal story about domestic violence, and how you can help yourself or someone else. I was starting out as a young acupuncturist in Cambridge, Massachusetts when Eleanor, […]
Guest Post By Jenny Holt Divorce is one of the leading causes of financial stress in seniors along with health, downsizing, and taxes. Financial stress is compounded by the relative reduction in financial options, especially for those of retirement age and older. Stress can manifest itself physically and mentally as lethargy, anxiety, chest pains, headaches, […]
Guest Post By Halina Goldstein Do you ever say, to anyone, “I’m lonely”? How does it feel, not saying it, or saying it? If you’re like most divorced people, you do feel lonely, at least some of the time. And you are not proud of it. You may even feel ashamed, as if it was […]
By Lisa Brick Ask yourself: Are you doing this? Fast food, online shopping, and even drive-through weddings. It’s becoming easier and faster to do almost anything in the world today. Unfortunately, our quick and easy culture does not yet apply to divorce. The divorce process is still a long, difficult road. But if it is […]
By Lisa Brick “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it” – Epictetus, 55-135 AD Present Moment Awareness is not some airy fairy New Age practice. It is the […]
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 […]
