Letter to my Exes: Becoming Clearer About What I Do Want in a Relationship

Submitted by: Sydney Tyler Thomas Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to share good news. I have a friend who insists on setting me up each time we get together. I made the mistake once of telling her about how painfully my last relationship ended and in doing so, I opened a door that I haven’t [...]

A Child’s Bill of Rights

Submitted by: Mark Banschick M.D. Some divorced people feel so betrayed or hurt by their ex-spouse that they cannot get over their anger. They may want to retaliate and punish their ex-spouse. These attempts to punish don’t accomplish much, except perhaps making the angry spouse feel good for a brief moment. Kids deserve a “Bill [...]

If there was ever a time I’d use a psychic, divorce was it!

Submitted by Delaine At any point since your marriage ended, have you been inspired to see a tarot card reader or psychic? Cause I have.  A few times, in fact.  I’ve also looked for ‘angel footprints’ and messages from Above – it’s all about needing a bit of faith, isn’t it?  In ourselves, our futures AND the universe we live [...]

PAIN…Alone Without Kids For The First Time

Submitted by Delaine “My ex-husband took the kids for the first time this weekend. And my heart is so heavy.” This message awaited me from a newly-divorcing friend on Facebook this morning.  She was floundering, her free time only reminding her how empty and confused she felt.  I read her message with a tight chest:  [...]

It’s a Man’s World: Will Your Career Survive?

“This is a man’s world, this is a man’s world. But it wouldn’t be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl.” There is an old saying that women have to work twice as hard as men to get half as much. This may be true in some cases, but only if we allow it [...]

What has to happen for any marriage to survive infidelity? Case Study: Elizabeth/John Edwards

Article courtesy of Suzy Brown In he book, Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life’s Adversities, Elizabeth Edwards writes about her reaction to husband John Edward’s affair. According to Edwards she “cried, screamed and went to the bathroom, and threw up”. “I spent months learning to live with a single incidence of [...]

Top 5 Eye Creams: Say Goodbye to Crow’s Feet

Submitted by: Cathy File this under “sad but true”: The first signs of aging—crow’s-feet—show up earlier than we ever realized. In happier news, the right eye cream can make all the difference. It has been years since those first fines lines around the eyes or crows feet started showing on my face. Not being a [...]

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 [...]

New Years Resolution: No More Husband Bashing

Submitted by: Cathy Do you find yourself dialing a friend to vent at every twist and turn of your dreadful, never ending divorce? Ok gals, I can remember going through my divorce and having diarrhea of the mouth about every foul thing my ex did – and you know what? It didn’t make me feel [...]

With Time and Distance Comes a Calm Heart

Submitted by: Maya I caught a glimpse of the ex the other day. We had to be in the same place and cordially stayed on opposite sides of the room. He always keeps his back to me when we are in these situations but I always sit facing him, daring him to look into my [...]

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