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By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Truth be told, red flags usually appear fairly early on in a relationship that can signal eventual disaster if people don’t pay attention to them. Most of the couples I’ve worked with discuss the fact that their relationship problems...
By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW One of the biggest problems with ongoing resentment in post-divorce relationships is that it often leads to withdrawal and poor communication. And if you’re bottling up feelings of anger, sadness, or disappointment often, this can lead to...
By Stephanie March Sometimes what is broken can’t be fixed in a relationship. The papers might say the couple is married but their hearts say otherwise. Yet some hold on for years, despite the misery they experience, hoping to get back what was once there. In the...
Perhaps your partner has uttered the dreaded words, “I want to leave,” causing your stomach to plummet in fear. Or there has been infidelity and your marriage shattered into a thousand shards in front of your eyes. Or maybe it’s subtler, a slow leak of the life-force...
By Rosalind Sedacca, CCT Children who experience their parents’ divorce are helpless to change the circumstances. But they often try. They want to do something to “fix” the situation, but they haven’t a clue how. Sometimes they create solutions that make sense in...
By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW In divorced and remarried families, there are often a lot of challenges and rivalries that may prompt a child to want to change residences. Many of my divorced clients ask me if they should allow their children to pick their residence....
By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Dear Terry, I’ve been feeling very discouraged about my ability to keep a relationship together and notice that all of mine end badly. I’ve recently started counseling and my therapist recommended that I begin to look at my own behaviors...
By Vicki L. Shemin, JD, LICSW, ACSW As a divorce attorney and therapist who has been in the field for over 35 years (not to mention a Mom who was divorced after 19 years of marriage and who is now remarried), I would love to offer the following tried, true and proven...
By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW When you remarry into a family with children, bring your own children, and/or have a child with your new partner, the challenges can be overwhelming. If you are unaware of typical family dynamics and issues that may arise in a stepfamily...
By Rosalind Sedacca, CCT Communication with our children is always important, but never as essential as when they are impacted by separation or divorce. Children are vulnerable and easily frightened by changes in their routines. The more you talk to and comfort them,...
Daughters of Divorce
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