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How To Manage Thanksgiving Holiday Stress After Divorce
After your divorce, every holiday and event will require some flexibility as you navigate sharing parenting time and creating new traditions. You will experience sadness reflecting on memories of previous holiday traditions you shared. This time of year is stressful for everyone, even for people who aren’t going through a separation or divorce. However, those feeling of stress and heartache seem to be on steroids for those of us who are.
Why Forgiveness After Divorce is the Key to Inner Peace
If you are recently divorced, you might be feeling angry and bitter. Perhaps that anger is directed towards your Ex, and you are stuck in a negative thought loop blaming them for your circumstances. Or perhaps that anger is directed at yourself, thinking you could have done better or something more to save your marriage.
Going Back to School After Divorce
Back-to-school is always a stressful time for children and parents; some greet it with joyful excitement, while others are anxious and depressed when the summer holidays are over. This is true for all families – but when there has been a separation or divorce over the...
The Brutally Honest Truth About Kids and Divorce: What and How to Tell Them You Are Getting Divorced
After 15 years of marriage, my college sweetheart and I separated and divorced shortly thereafter. Betrayal was deeply set, my heart felt beaten and pain throbbed. We had two young boys – 10 and 7. Separation would mean agreeing to forfeit half of my presence and not...
Key Things to Ask Yourself Before You Start Co-Parenting
Does the idea of working with your ex to establish a co-parenting schedule fill you with dread? In this episode, I’m sharing the most important things you should consider when entering into a co-parenting relationship and the key things you need to know in order to manage your expectations of your co-parenting team.
How Community Helps You Heal Post-Divorce with Daniel Herrold
Do you feel isolated and in need of connection after divorce? You’re definitely not alone. In this episode, Divorced Over 40 creator Daniel Herrold shares his journey to creating a community for divorced individuals. During this conversation, we dive into the importance of connection and why so many people start dating too soon after divorce when what they’re truly looking for is a tribe.
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The Brutally Honest Truth About Kids and Divorce: What and How to Tell Them You Are Getting Divorced
After 15 years of marriage, my college sweetheart and I separated and divorced shortly thereafter. Betrayal was deeply set, my heart felt beaten and pain throbbed. We had two young boys – 10 and 7. Separation would mean agreeing to forfeit half of my presence and not...
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