Q. “How do I reconcile the fact that the mother of my two beautiful little girls and my once best friend now hates me with all her being? I find this shift from love to hate a hard process to follow.”
A. I think there is a moment everyone has going through separation and divorce where [...]

Q. “My ex husband makes 10x the money I make. He can, and does, give our kids anything they want. I don’t have the means to do so. How do I handle this?”
A. It’s easy to fall into a trap of equating economic wealth with your ability to demonstrate love for your children, but I [...]

Question:
“What do you do when resolution is slow? In my case, we decided almost 2 years ago to divorce, but are still in the same house with the “For Sale” sign in the front yard. Limbo sucks! I’ve tried every healthy approach possible. It’s tough to be grateful, patient and sane!”
Answer:
I hear your frustration! I [...]

Question:
“Three years down the road, why am I still soooo angry at the betrayal of my husband?”
Answer:
Thank you so much for your honesty in asking this question and, if I may, I’ll give you a blunt answer. You’re still angry because you are getting something out of holding on to your anger. There is some [...]

Question:
“I find it hard to deal with my alienation from my ex-husband’s family. I am an only child, and they had become like my own brothers and sisters. They are polite if we happen to meet publicly, but I have essentially been shunned by them. It doesn’t seem fair.”
Answer:
In an ideal world, people could end [...]