Divorce Decisions – the big and the bigger ones

How are you at making decisions? Big decisions that is.. And how are you at making decisions when you are crying several times per day and feel like your world has been flipped upside down? …ya, me too. It’s actually one of the reasons I decided to become a Separation Coach as opposed to Divorce …

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A Divorced Mother’s Summer Dance

Summer time. Time with friends, vacation, outdoor fun, patios and trips with the kids. All this used to be with your ex and now you are trying to make plans for yourself and the kids, on your own. I worried so much about not being able to provide them with the fun summer they could …

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Managing Changing Relationships

Relationships can feel hard even though we want them to be easy, loving and gentle. All relationships go through changes life circumstances change and as we age. What changes are you experiencing right now that is affecting some of your closest relationships? I’m not only talking about romantic relationships, but rather all those that matter …

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Healing, Growth and Sisterhood

As I write this it’s exactly one week since I said goodbye to the 6 beautiful souls that came to the most recent Rising Moon Sisters Retreat (RMS). It has taken me this long to allow the many feelings and experiences to settle in so that I can share with you. There is something extra …

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Healing from divorce and life with Equanimity

Equanimity. What does it mean and how will this help me heal? Equanimity is a word I have been studying and a mindset I have been working towards for a while. I first heard it in a yoga class a couple of years ago and had no idea what it meant. But now that I …

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How to win in a divorce

What does "winning" mean to you? If you read that heading and thought this is going to be about legal strategy, then you might be disappointed. However if you are ready to turn this awful life event into a win then keep reading. So many asked me after our divorce ended in a trial if …

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It explained so much once I understood that I was a Codependent in my past marriage

Reading about codependent relationships and realizing that what I was reading very much described me and my (first) marriage was not easy to absorb. At first I wanted it to be someone else's fault that I had been this way. If he had just been more loving then I wouldn't have had to be like …

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Healing a broken heart.

I haven’t slept in days. Off and on, but not a good night’s sleep.  And I know why. A few days ago I saw an image on Facebook of four 18 year old young Ukrainian men heading to war. They were armed with a rifle, knee pads, warm jackets and yoga mats for sleeping on. …

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Being strong through your divorce can feel lonely

I can't remember exactly how long we had been separated but it was during the first 6 months, and I was having a low day. One of those days when you are constantly on the verge of tears and you know if anyone even asks you "how are you?" that you will fall apart. I …

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Divorce, Christmas & Co-parenting

Sounds like a bit of a sticky combination, am I right? Definitely one that can have us reaching for another glass of wine… But the holidays are upon us and we need to figure out a way to get through this with our sanity intact, or at least some part of it. Below are some …

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