Getting your life back after divorce can be hard, especially when you’re over 50. There are financial issues, retirement, and logistics issues that leave us feeling exhausted, wondering if we’ll ever move on and feel happy. Among these stressors, one of the
“I’m leaving.” “I want out of this marriage.” “We both know this isn’t working (but you didn’t know!). I’m moving out.” “I want you out of the house. I don’t want to be married to you anymore.” It’s devastating when your spouse
Rejection sucks. There’s no way around it. As we learn to move on after divorce, even the strongest of us can’t help but feel like we did something wrong when the person we loved and cared about and spent our lives with
For many of us, the holidays can feel dark, lonely, and stressful—especially if we are going through or recovering from divorce. And instead of looking forward to the beautiful decorations, smell of baking pies, and holiday songs on the radio, we instead
Divorce is tough. Divorce is even tougher at this stage of your life, when there’s already a million things to think about–retirement, downsizing, taking care of a sick parent–the list goes on and on. So, when you mix those life events with
As a divorce coach, one of the most common refrain I hear from clients deals with the ex. The thoughts, the memories, their current actions—dwelling on these things makes it very difficult to move on. And all these thoughts can creep up on
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
Divorce is tough for many reasons. Not only are we dealing with the emotions and logistics and finances, but after the dust has settled, we may feel like our life’s plans have changed direction. The life you planned and your vision of
GUILT. What an ugly word and a terrible feeling. Guilt comes in all sorts of mutating forms before, during, and after divorce. We may feel guilty because of a specific/concrete action we have done, or, more likely, divorce guilt permeates our lives
