Divorcing the Negative

Children suffer when their parents engage in aggressive legal battles or when a parent tries to turn the children against their mother or father. When one parent behaves in a hurtful way, the other parent naturally seeks to retaliate. Then the first parent responds with additional abuse and the other parent feels the need to [...]

How NOT to Divorce: 9 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid

Submitted by Divorce Mediator David D. Stein The great American philosopher, Yogi Berra, once said, “Be careful, you don’t want to make the wrong mistake.” Nowhere is that more true than in the area of divorce advice. Yogi also said, “90% of this game is half mental.” Also true if you are contemplating, or involved in, [...]

Ten Tips To Ease Your Divorce: Mediate, Don’t Litigate

Submitted by Divorce Mediator John Ford Divorce is an ongoing reality in our society. No longer the exception, at least one in every two marriages will end through a divorce. And yet, despite this fact, we have been slow to adapt procedures that allow a marriage to end civilly, creatively, fairly and in these tough [...]

To Change Or Not To Change…The LOCKS

Submitted by Delaine Two months into his divorce, Mike returned home early from work one afternoon to a big surprise:  his ex-wife had let herself in and was standing in his living room.   “I needed to come by and pick up a few things,” she said casually.  “I tried calling you earlier.  Didn’t you get my message?  I didn’t [...]

Redo and Reclaim The Master Bedroom – Why & How

Submitted by Delaine Within months of separating from my ex two years ago, I suddenly felt an incredible need to redecorate the master bedroom.   I’m not sure if I did it more as a mental distraction at the time, or if some unconscious part of me knew I needed  to ‘get him out of there” and make [...]

Important Considerations: What would happen to your kids IF…?

Submitted by Delaine This past week, Mother Nature unleashed her winter wrath up here in Calgary, Alberta.  We’re talking large dumps of snow and temperatures than hovered between -25 and -40 C  (that’s -12 to -40 F).  And though I’m accustomed to extreme weather conditions being a born and bred Canuck, something REALLY stood out [...]