Listening is a lot harder than we think. Let’s face it — we are great talkers, blamers, and deflectors, but for the most part, we are terrible listeners. We develop bad listening habits for so many reasons. We’re distracted. We’re defensive, we’re impatient....
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,...
During a divorce, one of the most challenging areas to tackle is division of the family’s assets and liabilities. Between brokerage accounts, retirement accounts, pensions and the family marital residence, splitting assets during divorce can get pretty contentious as...
It can be difficult sometimes to know how you can support a family member going through divorce. And if you’re the one who is going through the separation, it can also be hard to ask for the help you need. I was especially dreading telling my mom, but I...
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,...
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