Help! I’m Married To A Workaholic

Workaholics come in many forms, but it generally is not a curable condition, unless the workaholic tendency is tied to a one-time project only. Since workaholics tend to dive head first into solving puzzles, you probably saw signs of this trait early in your...

All’s Fair In Love And War

Or is it? Even in warfare, there are rules. So what are the rules when it comes to love? Our favorite psychologist of daytime TV, Dr. Phil, has said, “How you argue— especially how you end an argument— can determine the long-term success or failure of your...

Keeping Life Normal For My Kids

Normal in one family might be very different from normal in another. What your kids are used to and how your specific family handles change in general are key factors in determining what your kids need to maintain a sense of normalcy and security during divorce. As...

Being A Single Mom On Valentine’s Day

Even when I was a happily married mom (well, maybe not so happily at the end, but married nonetheless), Valentine’s Day was one of my least favorite holidays. It always seemed so forced and contrived. It was as if the card, candy, flowers and fancy dinner...

Divorce And Your Friends

Divorce And Your Friends Lisa Arends, author, wellness coach and math teacher, writes about friends in her Huffington Post article, “The 8 Types of Friends You Need During Divorce.” These are the friends who survived your divorce, the ones who didn’t...

Adversarial Divorce

Adversarial Divorce If you watched your own parents duke it out in the ’70s or ’80s, this is probably the first type of divorce that pops into your mind. An adversarial divorce, also known as a litigated divorce, is the stereotypical divorce often...