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How to Stay Optimistic When Dating After Divorce

How to Stay Optimistic When Dating After Divorce

By Sandy Weiner, dating coach at Last First Date It can be very challenging to date after your divorce. There are many potential obstacles to overcome, such as learning to trust, feeling good about yourself if you’ve been in a degrading relationship, and balancing...

Divided Loyalties: The Unintended Plight of Children of Divorce

Divided Loyalties: The Unintended Plight of Children of Divorce

By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW No one marries intending to get a divorce. For the most part, when parents’ split up, they feel badly about putting their children through the emotional pain of their divorce. But what many parents don’t realize is that they can model...

Nobody Asked Me: Thoughts from a Stepchild

Nobody Asked Me: Thoughts from a Stepchild

I came across therapist Mary Kelly’s blog, “Nobody Asked Me: The Plight of the Reluctant Stepchild” on Huff Post Divorce, and it really struck a chord with me. In her blog, Kelly describes the main problem she sees with stepchildren in her office is that they didn’t...

6 Secrets to Successful Single Parenting

6 Secrets to Successful Single Parenting

By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Making the transition from married to single life won’t be easy for you or your children, but it can be an exciting time of personal growth. Your divorce can be seen as a transforming event, and you alone are responsible for creating a new...

5 Ways to Deal with Feelings of Guilt and Rejection Post-divorce

5 Ways to Deal with Feelings of Guilt and Rejection Post-divorce

By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW When a marriage dissolves, it’s a natural to experience feelings of guilt or rejection. Guilt can arise when a parent feels responsible for bringing pain to their children or for their behavior toward their ex-spouse. On the other hand,...

How to Tell Your Child You’re Getting a Divorce

How to Tell Your Child You’re Getting a Divorce

Telling your child that you’re getting a divorce may be one of the most difficult things you have to do as a parent. January boasts the highest number of divorce filings out of any month of the year. Unfortunately, this is a conversation many parents will have with...

Adult Children Of Divorce: Handling the Holidays

Adult Children Of Divorce: Handling the Holidays

Dear Tracy, My mom and dad live thirty minutes away from one another, and want me to spend half the day with each of them on Thanksgiving and Christmas. This happens every year, and every year I dread it. The holidays make me feel like a little kid again, torn between...

Why Am I Unlucky in Love?

Why Am I Unlucky in Love?

I’ve gotten to thinking about the role luck plays in relationships lately. As I’ve been working on revisions to our book, Love We Can Sure Of, I read through the interviews of many women who grew up in divorced homes.Most people acknowledge that growing up in a...

Daughters of Divorce: The Struggle for Love, Trust and Intimacy

Daughters of Divorce: The Struggle for Love, Trust and Intimacy

I’ve written extensively about stepfamilies, how to build trust in relationships, and how to restore a shaken faith in love. I’ve also blogged about divorce and finances, improving self-esteem, and the importance of the father daughter relationship. When it comes to...

A Stepchild’s Perspective on Divorce & Remarriage

A Stepchild’s Perspective on Divorce & Remarriage

If you’ve ever been through a divorce, you know it’s not just a one time event, especially when children are involved. Divorce can set off a chain of events that have lasting effects for years, and play themselves out in unexpected ways. When parents divorce, they...

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