Divorce and unhappiness seem like they go together well, like chocolate and peanut butter. Going through a divorce is definitely an emotionally wrenching experience, even if you were the one who decided to leave. Yet so many divorcees seem unable to shed that unhappiness and sadness, allowing the loss of that one relationship to color [...]

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 [...]

Has your divorce or separation left you in an emotional tailspin? Would you like to become a master of your emotions, once and for all?
Then join me Tuesday, September 16 at 6pm pacific/9pm eastern for my THRIVE Community call as me and my special guest, Colleen Hoffman Smith, answer your questions about how to regain [...]

Are you familiar with the phrase “The shortest distance between two points is a straight line?” While this may be true in math or drawing, it is not true in the journey of healing your heart after divorce.
When dealing with our emotions, progress is definitely not linear. It’s more like one step forward, two steps [...]

Are you living with purpose and passion? As I shared in my last issue, I have been moved to look at what life lessons I could learn after attending the funeral of an inspiring, loving teacher and mother who lost her battle with leukemia. It was a shocking loss and I looked for the wisdom [...]

There’s nothing like attending the funeral of someone special to shift your perspective. Recently one of my daughter’s favorite teachers passed away suddenly after battling leukemia for two years. She left behind a grief-stricken husband and three young children ranging in age from 3 to 13. Although we were really just acquaintances, she definitely touched [...]

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 [...]

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.

Ask Great Questions
The quality of our solutions will be in direct proportion to [...]

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 [...]

When you’re going through a stressful time like a divorce, how do you move forward?  These are moments that define who you are and reveal the important inner workings of your own mind.  Sure, it’s easy to feel good about yourself when things are going your way.  How you feel about yourself when the going [...]