Have any hot dates planned for this summer? Not yet?

In my July 15 THRIVE Community Call I’ll be grilling my guest expert, Marie Forleo, on Dating, Post-Divorce. She’s the author of Make Every Man Want You: How to Be So Irresistible You’ll Barely Keep from Dating Yourself as well as being Fox’s online relationship and life coach.

The call takes place Tuesday, July 15 at 6 pm pacific, 9 pm eastern. Registration is free! Just visit www.AskThriveAfterDivorce.com.

Divorce is an enormous life transition. The basic storyline goes something like this. One day you’re in a relationship and the goal is to live happily ever after. Then over time, your relationship hits the rocks. People get unhappy with each other and someone makes the decision to divorce. How do you bridge the gap between your past and your future?

Transitions are hard for most people. There is a disconnect between where you were and where you want to be. You have a foot in two worlds – the world you’ve been living in until now and the unknown world you’re stepping into.

What makes transition so tricky?
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My recent trip to the west coast was a week, but the intensity of the experience made it feel like I was gone for a month! My first stop was the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 1,000 professionals involved in all aspects of family courts were there from all over the world - judges, lawyers, child protection workers, therapists, mediators and more. I was an exhibitor and had the chance to meet and mingle with many of the participants. One of the highlights was meeting Dr. Isolina Ricci, author of “Mom’s House Dad’s House” and “Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids.” She’s a wonderful woman and I consider her books to be absolute “must have” reference books for any family going through separation and divorce.

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Alex Mandossian is like the Larry King of teleseminars and has interviewed hundreds of incredible authors and thought leaders, like Jack Canfield, Joe Vitale, Donald Trump, Gay Hendricks, Marci Shimoff and many others. Well, this Wednesday, June 11 at 5 pm pacific (8 pm eastern) it’s my turn on the hotseat as Alex conducts a virtual book tour for my award-winning book, The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parents: What to Avoid to Help Your Children Thrive after Divorce. The call is absolutely free. You can get more details, including call-in information at www.CarolynEllisBookTour.com.  I am SOO excited! I hope to hear you there and please help spread the word!

Aaah, the power of the mastermind! I’m just back from a 2-day meeting in Las Vegas with my newly formed group of fellow entrepreneurs and business owners. The concept of a mastermind group was put forward by Napoleon Hill in his classic book, Think and Grow Rich. Hill said Read more »

I’m often asked by clients or the media for my top tips to help people who are in the process of divorce. Here are the second 5 of my Top 10 Tips. If you missed Part 1, it’s posted here on the blog.

6. Ask Great Questions

   The quality of our solutions will be in direct proportion to the quality of questions we ask. Asking “Why me?” or “How could he/she do this to me?” ultimately doesn’t shed much light on the road ahead. Instead, try… Read more »

Divorce attorneys are not all alike. I’m a big proponent of alternatives to going to court, like mediation or collaborative law. I recently was interviewed by Lee Rosen, of Rosen Law Firm in North Carolina, where they promise… Read more »

People going through divorce often focus on the endings it represents – the ending of a relationship, a dream, a way of life. To thrive after divorce requires you to look at divorce as a beginning – the beginning of a new life, of new possibilities for loving relationship, of a sense of self-empowerment and awareness you may have never have experienced before.  I’m often asked by my clients and the media what my most important tips are for thriving after divorce. Here’s the first 5 of my Top 10 Tips to help… Read more »

Spiritual divorce coaching. Sounds like a mouthful doesn’t it! I remember when I first came across Debbie Ford’s “Spiritual Divorce: Divorce as a Catalyst for an Extraordinary Life” my first reaction was — “Spiritual, shmiritual. If I could have this experience be a catalyst to something great, count me in!” That was in 2001 and the book changed… Read more »

When I was at the Podcast and New Media Expo last October, I met some wonderful people, including Carrie Runnals of The Diva Cast. She’s a wonderful woman who’s started a new blog called, “Words to Mouth.” I love her initiative in creating a blog and companion Internet talk show that introduces new book releases and their authors to folks interested in excellent writing. I was honored that Carrie contacted me to  be her first interview! You can… Read more »