Abuse was one of the reasons that Tessa left her spouse. He was very abusive verbally and physically. She had taken her two children and left. She and her children were able to get help from an abuse shelter. This…
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How to know when the time has come for a divorce? Have you ever been in any situation when you know there’s coming a time when you must move on…be it a job, a friendship, a family feud, etc.? I…
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Divorce is a process and experience that produces a number of various effects on an individual, both negative and positive. On the one hand, it can certainly be one of the most devastating and painful occurrences in a person’s life,…
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I’m a Lawyer and a Social Worker. I’ve worked in the area of Family Law for 30 years. Along the way. I’ve seen, over and over agian, the madness that begins after parents separate. Of all the mistakes that people…
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Before You Say I Do Before you decide to walk down the isle to exchange vows with a new partner you may want to ask yourself some very important questions. The answers to these questions will help you decide if…
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Danielle was best friends with her sister-in-law. Watching her brother and sister-in-law end their three-year-marriage is tough enough, but having to “divorce” Toby has been even tougher. Danielle tells it this way: “My former sister-in-law and I were roommates in…
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So this week’s mail collection included two wedding shower invites, 2 wedding invitations, 1 baby shower invite and one that took me completely off guard. I got a Le Divorce Party invite. It was a simple white invitation with a…
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If this is the first article you are reading of mine, know that there are 4 more before this one that lay the groundwork for this topic. You do not have to have read them to enjoy and learn from…
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Making the decision to divorce can be a road littered with enormous doubt. How can you be sure you’re doing the right thing? First, be realistic. Being completely sure might not come for several years, as your life rebuilds and…
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It’s been said that marriages take work, but good marriages take more work. This is so true! Yet, how often do we allow our marriages to take a backseat to other things in our lives and see them suffer as…
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Divorce is never easy, no matter who wants it and who doesn’t. You are losing a part of yourself, that part that was given to your spouse as you shared a life and a love. You may feel disillusioned about…
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This article is about a survivor of Post Marital Stress (PMS) disorder who created a new meaning for the famous PMS acronym. This was accomplished many years ago when she was trying to humorously describe the feelings she was going…
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A divorce in progress rocks the foundations of any social group. Some people take sides; some try to remain neutral; others resort to avoidance. No matter what you choose to do, one thing is certain: things will never be the…
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As many readers know, I serve on my church’s counseling team. When our pastor recently announced in church that his wife was filing in for divorce, everyone was shocked. Divorce among pastors is rare, particularly because they are often so…
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This is how I dealt with my home alone blues and still do. Take time for yourself. Lots of times we get so caught up in day to day things that we tend to forget about ourselves. Someone had once…
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Moving on to a new life after a divorce is essential in the promotion of healing some of its damaging effects. Admittedly a painful experience, divorce can also be a renewal and rebirth of sorts. There are a few keys…
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If you read the authors’ article, When Divorce Hurts Too Long, you know that the author of that article coined the term Post Marital Stress (PMS) disorder. The first article describes PMS and indicates that if someone is 2-3 years…
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