Thrive After Divorce

Can You Take Your Own Advice?

Carolyn — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:45:10 PDT

It never ceases to amaze me how wise and insightful people can be when it comes to telling other people how they should solve their problems. Yet when it comes to figuring out solutions to our own problems, we may muddle around in confusion and indecision. Let me give you an example. I was working with [...]

Divorce: When Your Ex-Spouse is Loaded and You’re Not

Carolyn — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:35:40 PDT

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 [...]

July is National Child-Centered Divorce Month!

Carolyn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:51:06 PDT

I’m excited to share with my blog readers about the great initiative and wonderful resources that my friend and colleague, Rosalind Sedacca has created. Rosalind is spearheading the third annual National Child-Centered Divorce Month, taking place throughout July. To share the message and tools to create more cooperative, peaceful and child-centered divorce, she’s launching a [...]

Success Strategies: Learning to Surf

Carolyn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:26:27 PDT

Are you making things tough for yourself? It’s so easy to be an expert on how other people or life’s circumstances are making life difficult for you. Because of “x, y or z” you can’t hit your stride, be “in the zone” or get what you want. But sometimes the biggest obstacle to living life [...]

Divorce: Getting Stuck on Why He Left

Carolyn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:25:33 PDT

Q. “I just don’t understand why my spouse gave up on us. I can’t seem to get past wondering why he threw in the towel.” A. It can make it hard to heal from a relationship breakdown when you didn’t initiate the break-up, or if you feel blindsided by your partner’s decision to end it. Often [...]