Ask The Divorce Coach: Afraid To Trust
July 25, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Coping, Grief & Anger, shellystile
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
July 11, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Coping, Grief & Anger, Money & Career, shellystile
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: Is It Time To Leave?
June 20, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Coping, Deciding to leave, shellystile
Dear Shelley – My wife had, and is, most likely having an affair. Today is the one year anniversary of discovery. Background: sexless marriage for 11 years. No intimacy of any type, no sex, hugs, kisses. Nothing. When I confronted her about her having an affair, she shut down. She will not accept the living hell [...]
Was Your Divorce A Means To Heal Old Baggage?
April 6, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Evolution, Healing, Identity
Submitted by Divorce Coach Shelley Stile Here’s a fascinating take on divorce that I find more true than not: We choose our spouses, usually subconsciously, as a means to healing old emotional wounds we have been carrying around our entire life. Our divorce then becomes the wakeup call to clean up that mental baggage we [...]
