You know that feeling—some of us know it all too well during and after divorce. When one of your children, after spending the weekend with your ex, tells you about the “new friend” that is at the ex’s house. The “friend” that was there the whole weekend, who went out…
How to Overcome Issues of Unfairness like a Champ.
First off, a great big THANK YOU to everyone who shared with me in the prior email the things that you are dealing with that are making it hard to move on. For the next couple of months, we are going to explore the most common struggles that we deal…
How to love where you are right now.
Hello, Friends! In my neck of the woods, the promise of spring is starting appear. The once-barren trees now have cherry blossoms peaking out. And the air—the type that freezes the inside of your nostrils and hits your chest so it’s hard to breath and hurts your already-chapped face—is little…
Are you treating yourself like the goddess you are?
As we are all painfully aware, the first thing we tend to neglect when going through divorce is learning how to take really good care of ourselves. I remember the first weeks of my separation, as I was desperately trying to expunge everything in my apartment that reminded me of…
The easy way to find joy in your life.
Happy Thursday, Friends! It is finally fall in this neck of the woods—the temperatures have cooled and the leaves are turning orange and golden. As much as I love autumn, I’m a little sad because it wraps up our Summer of Feeling Better series. So, to save the best for…
Are You Tired of Feeling Lost?
Hello Everyone! As we continue our Summer of Feeling Better, there’s another issue that we all feel as we try to nove on from divorce. Feeling lost. There are many times in our lives where we may feel like we are not sure of our paths but it gets even…
How to Abandon Your Divorce Loneliness
Happy Thursday, Friends! It’s been a few weeks and I’ve missed you! This week, let’s take a look at something that can hit us when we least expect it. Loneliness. Loneliness sucks. It’s a horrible feeling to think you have nobody in the world to turn to as you are…
How to Stop Being So Angry
As we move along in our Summer of Feeling Better, this week let’s take a look at another all-too-common emotion that causes us waaaaaaay more headaches than we need right now. Anger. Being pissed off. Feeling rage. To start off with, there is something that you must remember. Anger is…
How to Stop Being Bitter after Your Divorce
Happy Friday, Friends! Here’s hoping that your summer is continuing to be full of sunshine, warm weather, lazy days enjoying cold beverages, and of course, lots of ice cream. When we are experiencing or recovering from divorce, remembering to find joy in everyday things during any season can be difficult.…
How to Stop Your Divorce Shame.
Here’s hoping that your summer has gotten off to a good start. At Surviving Your Split, all engines are running to make this your Summer of Feeling Better….even if you can’t shake your divorce. This week, let’s attack that divorce elephant in the room—the one that may have been with…