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 […]
By Tamara D. Afifi at TEDxUCSB When considering divorce or going through a divorce, a very important question that comes up is how the divorce affects their children. There has been a lot of research on the relationships of children in adulthood, and what kinds of relationships they tend to have as adults. […]
By Karen Basmagy You’ve gone to court, the divorce is final. Perhaps it was a long messy ordeal or maybe it was simple, amicable and uncomplicated. You think, whew…I’m glad that is finally over, now I can move forward with my life! You can finally put your former relationship with our ex behind you…or […]
By Erica T, Journey Beyond Divorce Client “The first time I ever spoke to Karen, I had gone for a walk around the block to blow off some steam and calm my nerves. This was a regular occurrence for me, since I had a constant feeling in the pit of my stomach that was […]
By Karen McMahon I recently spoke about forgiveness at a retreat and even those that understood the value of forgiveness and deeply desired to, struggled with how to forgive. What is forgiveness? Forgiveness is NOT for the other person. It is not something we do for the other. We do not stand righteous […]
Guest Post By Susan Reach Winters, Esq. and Lindsey M. Housman, Esq.* Choosing a divorce attorney can be nerve-racking and stressful. Since selecting the right (or wrong) attorney to guide you through the divorce process can have a substantial effect on the rest of your life, it is a decision that should not be taken […]
Guest Post By Amanda S. Trigg, Esq. Divorce presents one of the most stressful situations that we endure and some attorneys will promise to make it easy. The truth is that even the best attorney has limited ability to do that. You, on the other hand, have the power to significantly improve your opportunities for […]
By Lisa Brick There are many times that, like you, our clients call in a total panic. Emotional sparks are flying everywhere, like the end of an electrical wire that has been severed by a tree limb crashing down and snapping it in a storm. There is nothing getting past the break. All 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 […]
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 […]
