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
Deciding whether or not to divorce is a difficult decision to make. Think carefully before uttering the phrase, “I want a divorce.” Once those words are out of your mouth – you cannot call them back. That statement will affect the rest
If you have never heard of Brené Brown the we urge you to find her, read her, listen to her and see why these are our 5 favourite quotes. It was hard, very tough, excruciatingly difficult to make the choice of which quote
“I’m living proof of the inextricable link between running and positive mental health.” As a child, I ran a lot; my dad was a marathon runner. I drifted away from the sport in my 20s, and then had three children. After my
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
Throughout life things change, unfortunately not always for the best. While some changes are usually considered good, such as getting through the last day of school, winning the lottery or the start of the summer, life does not always go the way
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
I know its hard right now and I won’t ask you to list what is hurting you the most because honestly you may not know at this point in time or you may have too many to list. I too had this
I remember seeing a friend post beautiful pictures of what looked to be an awesome vacation she took on Facebook. When I called to get details she said to me “Charis it was the worst vacation ever. They lost my luggage, my
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
Here are some of our usual Friday quotes. These are all from Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now and A New Earth – Awakening the Purpose in your Life. We, at TDM, felt that they would be quite appropriate in
Here are some Brené Brown quotes that we, at TDM, hope will help in coping with divorce and moving on from a broken relationship.
