Ask The Divorce Coach: No Longer Connected

Question: Dear Shelley, I have been married for four years. It is my first marriage and his second.  He continually says things to me like, “this ship has sailed”, “you and I don’t connect at all” and “our marriage is failing 100% because of you.”  So I tell him I want to work out an [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: “I Allowed His Verbal Abuse”

Question: Dear Shelley: I got divorced on September 11, 2009.   I allowed this man to verbally abuse me throughout our marriage.  Moreover, he didn’t even talk to my daughter and grandchildren for 10 years.  I couldn’t wash his clothes good enough, wash dishes good enough, nor cook right.  I found out too late he treated [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: No Family Support

Question: Dear Shelley, I am going through a divorce after suffering abuse for two and a half years: emotional, verbal, and physical. I turned to my parents to let me live with them in my old bedroom until my divorce gets sorted and they agreed. I am independent, have no children, and I financially help [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: Bouts of Anger Still Remain

Question: Dear Shelley, I have been divorced for one year and I am getting better –  I work, meditate, exercise, and am friends with my ex-husband.  But sometimes I feel very angry at him.  For example: I couldn’t afford to keep our family home, and when I went looking for a new apartment or house [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: Broke & Powerless From Legal Fees

Question: Dear Shelley: I am really struggling.  I was married for almost ten years and have two children.   My husband and I have been to court three times already.  At the last hearing, the judge asked both attorneys if all issues were resolved and both said yes – but my ex and his attorney have [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: I’d do ANYTHING to bring him back…

Question: Hi Shelley, About 2 1/2 years ago my husband of 16 years told me he didn’t love me anymore.  I immediately started vomiting and became hysterical. I was a stay-at-home mom to three kids, had worshiped the ground he walked on, and thought he was my best friend. I later found out that he [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: Afraid To Trust

Question: Dear Shelley, I’ve been divorced for a year and on my own for two, after 16 years of marriage.  I am afraid to leave my ‘safe harbor’ of my circle of family.  I continue to work at my father’s  place of employment because it is familiar and comfortable – but it barely provides enough [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: Separated & Own A Business Together

Question: Dear Shelley: My husband of 30 years wants a divorce.  He arrived at this decision after he had an affair and I decided I wanted to separate to take time to heal.  During that time he was also placed on lithium and anti-depression meds. He recently went off the meds and began attacking me via the legal [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: To Divorce…Or Not Divorce

Question: Dear Shelley, I have been with my spouse for 10 rocky years.  It is the second marriage for both.  Our marriage has been plagued and blessed with various events – blended family, a child of our own, depression, health issues, death of parents.  My spouse suffers from depression and EDD, and I think he [...]

NEW! Got A Question? Ask DWO’s Divorce Coach, Cathy Meyer

Even though family and friends do their best to help us during divorce, sometimes they plain and simply can’t. That’s where the knowledge and experience of a certified Divorce Coach comes in. Cathy Meyer, divorce coach, mentor and advisor is here to help you navigate your divorce. She will respond to questions about family challenges, [...]

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