Ten Practical Tips to get you through a Divorce
April 7, 2012 by mopal
Filed under Family&Life, Midlife Divorce
Facing up to the reality that your marriage is no longer working is tough enough. When you are ready to come to terms with the fact that the only way to make you happy again is to seek a divorce there are so many things to think about such as splitting property and belongings, arranging [...]
Redeem The World Until Your Heart Hurts!
January 12, 2012 by Agatha Seymour
Filed under Body Image, Family&Life, Featured, Living Alone, Towards magnificence
If one is single or divorced, there is nothing else that she can think of but how to alter this situation. In the morning when she wakes up in her bed her first thought is that there is no one next to her. Then that she has to drink her morning coffee alone, then that [...]
Divorcing the Negative
December 7, 2011 by MarkBanschick
Filed under Coping, Family, Grief, Grief & Anger, Healing, Important Steps, markbanschick, Parenting
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 [...]
Helping a Friend Through a Divorce With Flowers
Divorce can potentially be a very messy process and is always an emotionally draining thing for anybody to have to go through. Nobody finds it in the slightest bit easy. When somebody is contemplating or actually going through a divorce, a friend is often just the thing they need. So, if you’re a friend of [...]
It’s Passing Away Now…
November 14, 2011 by Agatha Seymour
Filed under Featured, Living Alone, Wisdom Gained
I know that after a break-up or a divorce the heart can hurt to such a degree that that is unbearable! You don’t know what is up and what is down, you are just standing there blankly and staring after the departing partner… Then the unfamiliar, strange single hours, days and weeks come. At first [...]
Finding Inner Peace
October 7, 2011 by EliseOnLife
Filed under EliseFee, Healing, Healing, Identity, Reflections, Towards magnificence, Wellbeing
“People are born for different tasks, but in order to survive everyone requires the same nourishment: inner peace.” (Sri Sathya Sai Baba) Some avenues to inner peace include: Noticing your breath Meditating Walks in nature Quieting the mind Forgiving others and self Being gentle on yourself and many more not listed here. What exactly is [...]
You can’t make me!
October 6, 2011 by EliseOnLife
Filed under Domestic Abuse, EliseFee, Grief & Anger, Healing, Healing, Wisdom Gained
You can’t make me get upset, be sad, get angry, feel badly, be hurt, or anything else. You can’t make me do something if I don’t choose to do it. You can’t make me say something I’ll regret. You can’t make me behave poorly, act out, fly off the handle, or storm off. You can’t [...]
Avoid This Mistake In Divorce Proceedings – The Abuse Of Orders of Protection
August 1, 2011 by Liz Mandarano
Filed under Family&Life, Legal Divorce Tips, Legal Issues, Legal Matters
Orders of Protection are critical to the safety of many. Some people claim that they are simply pieces of paper that mean nothing. Detractors point to horrible stories where people are abused or murdered despite having an order in place. I disagree–although we only hear of the tragic endings, orders of protection carry an authority [...]
The Senselessness of Trying to Change Another
April 16, 2011 by EliseOnLife
Filed under Editor's Picks, EliseFee, Featured, Healing, Love & Intimacy, Making a New Relationship Work, Making It Work With a New Partner, Wisdom Gained
“Consider how hard it is to change yourself, and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.” (Jacob M. Braude) Most of you are working on personal change –so you are aware of areas you wish to grow in and are actively becoming your best self. As such, you’ve experienced how [...]
How Will You React To Your Ex’s New Love?
March 10, 2011 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Editor's Picks, Midlife Divorce
Submitted by: Deborah Moskovitch “How could I have been replaced so quickly!” my friend Beth wondered. We were discussing her husband’s soon-to-be new wife; she felt shock and disbelief as to how he could find a new “serious” partner so soon after their divorce. Our ex-spouses’ new partners was the focus of discussion one afternoon [...]




