Ask The Experts: Who Do You Take Advice From?

Expertise. That’s what I wanted. To know that I was really good at something, to have it confirmed, and then to use that knowledge to appropriate ends. And in my (now several) careers, I worked – hard – to attain the practical skills and experience as well as the degrees, certifications, and reputation to back [...]

The Financial Impact of Divorce: There is More to it Than Splitting Marital Assets

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf Is your divorce still in process? Are you worrying about whether you dotted all your i’s and crossed all your t’s – especially where the future for your children is at stake? Here are several subjects – serious matters – that I had to deal with during my divorce and [...]

New Year? New start? A New Sense of Self Post Divorce!

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf You know what I love about New Year’s? Not the parties, not the silly hats, not the streamers and confetti. I enjoy the days of relative calm leading up to the first, and on New Year’s Eve, I still delight in counting down to midnight, watching the ball drop in [...]

Condoms: Healthy Sexual Behavior in Women Over 40

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf Are you single? Sexually active? Do you assume your partner or partners are healthy? Bad call. Disease isn’t personal. It isn’t judgmental. It doesn’t know if you attend church, if you brush your teeth and floss. If you’ve only had two sexual partners in a lifetime, or 302. What about [...]

Think Before You Speak: Parental Alienation-One Woman’s View

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf Parental alienation seems to be the rallying cry these days – for those divorcing or divorced. What is it, exactly? And why should we all be concerned about it? Let me be clear. I’m not an attorney and I’m not a therapist. But I am a long-term single parent who [...]

What is Your Relationship Style? Selfish or Self-Interested

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf Relationship Style: Selfish or Self-Interested? It was a delicious surprise. Receiving a lovely bonjour in the mail from an old flame – a Parisian paramour who remains in touch years after our relationship. I admit, it’s the French men in my life who seem to genuinely enjoy women as friends, [...]

Help for the Holiday Shuffle: Dreading the Holidays?

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf What divorced parent doesn’t dread the holidays – just a little bit? We’re headed into times for family gatherings. For many of us, our Thanksgiving and Christmas preparations are tinged with melancholy. We know that tables will be set for a smaller number than they used to be. We may [...]

Are You Content on Your Own Since Your Divorce?

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf A few days ago, I spent a few hours with a woman I’m just getting to know. We sat at her kitchen table, chatting about a little of this and a little of that. Of course we talked about our children. She has two teen girls about the same age [...]

How to Look Good Naked

Submitted by: The Wild Mind How to look good naked It seems looking good naked is on everyone’s mind after these days. There is an excellent post over at Big Little Wolf’s Daily Plate of Crazy about physical appearance vs. feeling good. She brings up a number of great talking points on the topic of [...]

Is Divorce Inevitable?

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf We’ve certainly had our fill of celebrity scandals in the past year – more than enough to fill the tabloids as we cluck our tongues and shake our heads. We’ve been dumbstruck at the sheer number of Tiger’s infidelities. We’ve been impressed by Sandra Bullock’s class act. We’re appalled at [...]

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