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divorce advice

Divorce Recovery Advice: Finances

July 20, 2009

In these troubled economic times, I have heard from a number of women who would like to ‘get out from under’ their unhappy marriages, but feel financial pressures keep them locked in.  The best divorce advice I can give here is that staying in an unhappy marriage is not a good solution; there are other [...]

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Divorce Recovery Advice: Support

July 17, 2009

So many times, hearing a particular song can catch us off guard and set us back emotionally when we’re trying to move forward after divorce.  I saw this advertisement for an album by Charlie Robison that charts his emotional path from the shock of divorce to his ultimate recovery from it.  I thought, “how comforting [...]

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Divorce Recovery Advice: Adult Children

July 16, 2009

In my divorce recovery work with women over 50, the dilemma of how to deal with adult children during the divorce process, as well as in life after the divorce -comes up over and over again.  The excerpt from, A Grief Out of Season: When Your Parents Divorce in Your Adult Years gives some good [...]

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Divorce Recovery Advice: Loss of Self-Esteem

July 15, 2009

As a personal coach for divorced women, I know how valuable divorce support can be. This excerpt from The Dancing Doc confirms this notion …………
One of the greatest deterrents to being able to ‘face the music’ of divorce is the loss of self-esteem. The person who has lost identity in a non-supportive marriage, or who [...]

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Divorce Recovery Advice for Women – Putting Yourself First

February 13, 2009

The best divorce recovery advice for women is probably the hardest to accept.  The best advice any divorced woman can receive is this: put yourself first.
This divorce advice is hard to hear – and even harder to put into action.  So many women are taught from an early age to be care givers.  It’s not [...]

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Divorce Recovery Advice for Women

November 3, 2008

“The day of divorce doesn’t represent a final point in anything but the legal status of the marriage. For many, ongoing battles will continue for months or years.”
John P. Splinter, Complete Divorce Recovery Handbook, The
They say time heals all wounds, but sometimes time alone won’t begin to heal the emotional wounds caused by divorce.
Divorce Recovery [...]

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Divorce Healing and Recovery

October 29, 2008

Part of the divorce recovery process is to begin healing from the emotional wounds inflicted not only during the course of your marriage, but also the emotional wounds inflicted as part of the divorce process.
Hanging on to the past is probably one of the biggest obstacles most people have in healing and recovering from divorce.  [...]

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