If nothing else, this unusual time has given us time to really get to know ourselves and others in our lives and a real chance to reassess our relationships and our priorities. Have you discovered that the person you’re married to isn’t the person...
Gratitude in Hard Times
Divorcing your spouse is a major life event that can leave you feeling a range of challenging emotions; from sad, exhausted and energy-depleted to angry, bitter and regretful. As we approach the holiday season, past memories of when your life was...
Where Can I Look For Emotional Support During A Divorce?
Divorce support can be just as important from an emotional standpoint as a legal one. Because no matter how you look at it, a divorce is the ending of what was at one time a loving relationship. That kind of upheaval is never an easy thing to go...
Amicable Divorce: What Is It? Is It Even Possible?
Over the last several years, I’ve posted various articles about what it means to have an amicable divorce, and whether achieving this is even possible. The word “amicable” means to be “characterized by friendly goodwill” or “peaceable”. When...
6 Tips to Make the Holidays Great While Coping With Divorce
We asked Happiness Coach and Author, PJ Ferguson for some tips on how to make the most of the holidays when coping with divorce. Here are the tips he shared with us:1. Make the Decision. Your experience of life is — more often than not — determined...
Going through Divorce Mediation? 3 Tips to Keep It Smooth and Drama-free!
Are you going through divorce mediation and are worried about the process being negative and acrimonious? What you might not realize is that it doesn’t have to be either of those things. You and your soon-to-be-ex-spouse have the power to make this...
Understanding The Types of Mediation
Peer mediation is a common technique used to settle many kinds of disputes, from problems in the classroom to issues in the workplace and many other cases as well. One of the areas where mediation is most commonly used is in cases of divorce. It...
Attorney or Mediation: The Best Way To Go Through A Divorce
How to file for divorce is one of the first things couples that suddenly find themselves at an emotional impasse may wonder about. The answer may be more complicated than you think. There is actually more than one option open to couples who are...
Dealing With Divorce: Some Helpful Hints
What is divorce? That’s a good question and one that many couples don’t stop to consider closely enough before jumping into the process. In legal terms, divorce is the legal action taken to bring about the dissolution of a marriage. In other words,...
Emotional Recovery After Divorce
For most people, a divorce is a traumatic event. The word “trauma” comes from Greek and means “a wound”. In the 19th century, a psychological definition was added to the word to mean “an unpleasant experience which causes abnormal stress”...