Journaling for Healing for Kids and Adults After Divorce With divorce comes chartering new and unknown territory for both adults and their children. From navigating the heavy emotional toll, new family dynamics, and adjusting to different homes and routines, it is a...
What to Consider If You’re Getting A Divorce With Kids In the United States, there are two types of divorce — no-fault and fault. A no-fault divorce is a type of divorce in which the dissolution of the marriage is not attributed to any wrongdoing or fault on...
I’m a Long Island girl and a product of a loving, long term marriage (52 years!). If you had asked me at 13 where I saw myself in 35 years, never would I have guessed this reality. Seventeen years after I said “I do,” I’m divorced, with 3 amazing kids (twin boys 9,...
I’ve been working with separated and divorcing parents for a really long time (like 20+ years long). During the span of my career, there’s not much that catches me off guard. However, when I asked a young woman who was an adult child of divorce,...
When I’m with a group of people, I often hear from them about a “friend” in trouble in their marriage. Nearly universally, they tell me why they would be better off getting a divorce. When I ask why, they said things like, “They are a jerk,” “They cheat,” “They don’t...
“She isn’t his mom. She will never take my place as his mom.” It is a mantra I have repeated to myself in moments when my son gravitates towards his father’s girlfriend, or when I have felt like an outsider as he shares some funny story or adventure they had together....
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