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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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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Divorce and Family

Everything changes when divorce happens. But change is not necessarily bad, it's just different. Some things may feel lousy for a while, but eventually even this starts to feel better. I am still floating on a gratitude high after this past weekend when my best friend's family, my boys and I and my husband (I …

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Parenting with integrity not Ego during a Divorce

There are few things in life that touch us as deeply the fear of our children's mental health at the end of a marriage or a long term relationship. All the things we value most feel threatened. Financial stability, our relationships, our self-worth and, one of the scariest of all, our relationship with our children. …

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