Question:
“I still have feelings of anger and revenge towards my ex, and we separated over a year ago now. I feel stuck and let his decision to end our marriage cloud my perspective. How do I let go of this?”
Answer:
You are definitely not alone in holding a lasting grudge and feeling those angers and resentments [...]

Question:
“I live in a small community. My biggest challenge is I am always seeing my ex and the woman he had an affair with and married on a weekly basis because of the children’s activities. I feel like I can’t “get over” my divorce because I am kept inflamed constantly in the present.”
Answer:
Living in a [...]

Divorce is a painful experience, even if it was your choice to end the relationship. Being able to thrive after divorce is determined in large part by where do you live, but I’m not talking about your physical address. Where does your mindset predominantly live – in the past, present, or future? Are you living [...]

Question
“My biggest challenge is in not understanding where my wife’s decision to separate is coming from. I feel like I’ve been totally blindsided.”
Answer 
In many cases of divorce, someone decides to pull the plug on the marriage first. It can be very painful if you didn’t see it coming and are the one who is left [...]

Here’s a great new divorce resource that’s hit the internet: FirstWivesWorld.com. It’s like a one-stop shopping center of information to help people in any stage of divorce. They found me online (through my divorce podcast, Divorce101Show.com) and I’m honored that they have asked me to become a contributing expert! My first article, called “Time to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The break-up of a love relationship can be emotionally devastating. As I shared, I recently joined the ranks of the heartbroken when an important relationship I was in ended abruptly and unexpectedly. Life in the void is an important opportunity to let go of an old paradigm and prepare yourself for new possibilities to enter [...]

Let’s be honest. I believe separation, divorce, and relationship break-ups always have a gift to offer us, but the initial breakup period sucks. For most of us, when we’re in relationship, it feels like we’re on solid ground. It may feel comfortable and soft to walk on, or it may be rocky and painful, but [...]

Wow! Today my award-winning book, The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting: What to Avoid to Help Your Children Thrive after Divorce, hit three #1 spots on Amazon, including the divorce, family relationships and single parenting lists!
Here’s a picture of me with my three children celebrating this incredible milestone. My children have been so supportive and [...]