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: Unable To Let Go Of Ex

  Dear Shelley,   Why is it that I just can’t seem to let go of my ex-husband?  I literally stress myself out about it. Especially now that I know that he’s happy and engaged. Am I ever going to be happy? We recently got divorced in May of this year.   Rachel   Dear Rachel, [...]

How to Handle your Emotions during Divorce

Submitted by Divorce Coach Shelley Stile Divorce brings out the lunatic within us. Rage, anger, depression, sadness, resentment and blame are just some of negative emotions running the show. Your emotional state is hard to pin down from one moment to the next. This is not the best state of mind to be in when [...]

My Regret About Marrying The Wrong Man

Submitted by Erica Manfred It took me more than twenty years to figure out why I never left my husband and I’m still struggling with  regret about marrying him in the first place.    After he dumped me,  I wished many times I’d been widowed instead of left for a younger woman.   When your husband dies, [...]

Why Say Mean Things? The Ugly Side of Divorce

Submitted by Delaine Moore A child psychologist told her that one of the best skills she could teach her kids to help them adjust to her ex’s and her different parenting styles was the ‘Teflon Suit” technique. It involved her explaining  what teflon is and how it enabled all food to just ‘slide off ” [...]