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How Do I Choose a Divorce Lawyer?
Going through a divorce is a challenging process. There are so many details to arrange in your new life without your spouse. A good deal of those details will be handled by your attorney so it should be a huge relief to hand off that responsibility to a...
Handling Sabotage of Your Parent-Child Relationship After Divorce
While many divorces are settled amicably between ex-spouses, some divorces involve long battles over property division and custody arrangements. If these become too heated, some spouses resort to bad-mouthing their ex in front of their children. This cycle of one...
5 Ways Dating is Different for a Divorced Parent
By Rosalind Sedacca, CDC When you’re a divorced parent, dating again takes on new challenges. Here are five areas that should be of major concern to you when making any decisions about finding a new love partner. Keeping this advice in mind will steer you in the...
How Apologizing Can Improve Your Marriage
By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Recent studies have found that apologizing to your spouse and asking for forgiveness are crucial ingredients in a successful marriage. Apologizing to your partner when appropriate will validate their feelings, promote forgiveness, and...
6 Signs Your Partner is Good Marriage Material
By Terry Gaspard MSW, LICSW Who we choose to marry is one of the most important and costliest decisions a person will make, yet it’s not uncommon for lovers to make errors in judgment. Why does this happen? One reason is that most of us aren’t raised with a healthy...
Divorce Advice: 3 Tips to Help You Overcome Fear of Loneliness
Of all the anxieties that are regularly induced by an impending divorce, those centered on loneliness are, in my experience, the most profound. With this in mind, I recently commissioned a survey that saw our company contact more than 2,000 people who had been...
Post Divorce: 3 Keys to Letting Go and Moving On
By Karen McMahon The season of divorce often feels like we are living on a battlefield as we avoid explosive mines, shield ourselves from incoming attacks and occasionally toss emotional grenades at the other side. My divorce lasted 3 ½ years, engaging in the battle...
After Divorce: Choose Pro-Active vs. Reactive Parenting
By Rosalind Sedacca, CDC Parenting is never easy. The challenges are enormous. Decisions are rarely black and white. How much should you indulge your children? When do you step in on sibling or friend-related battles? How much can you trust other parents watching your...
Reality Isn’t What You Think! How Cognitive Distortions Harm Us
By Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT We all see reality through a personal lens shaped by our beliefs, culture, religion, and experiences. The movie Roshomon was a brilliant example of this, where three witnesses to a crime recount different versions of what happened. When...
What Your Children Need Most From You After a Divorce
After a divorce, children are prone to confusion, anxiety, sadness, and even anger. At such an early stage of life, it’s hard to process big changes. Something as significant as a divorce is almost certainly going to hit them hard. They look to you for comfort and...
