“My spouse left me.” As the weather gets colder and the orange and yellow leaves start to fall from the trees, I’ve been thinking a lot about a growing trend in divorce: when your spouse leaves you. The case of spouse abandonment, aka when you thought the marriage was fine…
Self-esteem is most likely nonexistent after divorce. One of the many things we struggle with as we learn to recover from divorce is learning how to rebuild our self-esteem. As a result, it’s easy to understand why this is such an issue. When your relationship ends, you may feel rejected.…
You know that feeling during divorce. Some of us know it all too well during divorce and after divorce. When one of your grown children, after spending the weekend with your ex, tells you about the “new friend” that is at your ex’s house. Or when you hear about the…
Divorce is completley unfair and can screw you over. It’s up to you to move on. Ah, if only moving on, especially after a divorce or break-up, were so easy. There are so many obstacles that hold us back when recovering from divorce, but perhaps the elephant in the room…
Do you feel bitter after your divorce? What do to stop feeling bitter when your marriage has ended. Feeling bitter after divorce is all too common. There are financial issues, co-parenting, and emotional roller-coasters to ride that can leave us feeling exhausted, wondering if we’ll ever move on and feel…
Hello, Friends! As you recover from your divorce and move on, there is one all-too-common emotion that causes you way more headaches than you need. Anger. Being ticked off. The persistent rage that will not leave you but could jeopardize your future relationships. To start off with, there is something that…
Hello, Friends! I want to talk to you about something you may have lost during your divorce. Your ability to trust again, especially if you were betrayed by your spouse. The reason we struggle with trust is because we feel like we’ve been betrayed. It’s a crappy weight to have…
Hello Friends! So today, let’s talk about one of the biggest struggles that nobody wants to talk about during divorce. GRIEF. Grief is a tricky thing. When we are conditioned to expect it, as is the case during the death of a loved one know that we must be patient,…
Hi There! So, last email, we talked about how we actually screw ourselves over when we try to get all our crap done at one time. Check out that story here if you haven’t yet! Let’s pull that thread a little bit, because it’s a conflicting concept when you’re recovery…
Hello, Friends! I hope you’re spring is going well and that the change of seasons isn’t kicking your ass like it is mine. It’s funny whenever allergies kick my ass. I find myself thinking, “hey, when is allergy season going to hurry the hell up so I can feel better?…