Contemplating Divorce

Should I divorce? Should I stay for the kids? How will I survive?

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Thinking About Divorce? Important Steps to Be Prepared

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Divorce or separation tends to be one of those situations that women don’t plan for because, well, we don’t want to assume the worst. We operate under the assumption that everything will be fine. It’s when things suddenly aren’t fine and we start thinking about divorce that we realize, in hindsight of course, that we could have taken some…

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Poor Little Rich Women?

As a working Upper East Side mother (and for many years before, residing there as stay at home mom) I read with amusement Wednesday Martins’ recent New York Times essay on her culture shock in living among the moneyed mothers of this demographic. I say “amusement” as in the same kind of titillation I derive (but…

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Porter Magazine Explores Divorce Coaching and Modern Women

Liza Caldwell and divorce coaching celebrated in Porter Magazine

Women today are more educated than ever before in history. Now the majority gender graduating from colleges and universities, many of us — no matter our age — have more access to information than ever in our lives, thanks to the Internet. But the flip side to this advancement is that we are also, now…

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Should You Divorce? 3 Things to Help You Decide What to Do

Contemplating divorce is hard. Really hard. And deciding whether or not to get divorced in the first place may be the hardest part of all. Often when we are approaching big decisions, especially life changing decisions, we start by asking ourselves questions. We can meditate and go over it in our mind for days, weeks, months…

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My Letter to Janay Rice on Her Abusive Marriage.

“Kim, it’s brutal,” my friend warned me. So I braced myself as I watched the latest footage of former Ravens player Ray Rice knocking his wife out cold in an elevator. I have to admit I wasn’t all that shocked though. The only thing I said was, “I hope Janay doesn’t pay for this.” When…

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What the Hell’s Wrong with Conscious Uncoupling?

The challenge of coping with divorce can be like putting a puzzle back together

We all made fun when Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin first announced their Conscious Uncoupling.  The UK Guardian called it “deluded tosh.”  The Daily News said it’s a “pretentious break-up phrase”. And individuals around the world chimed in with scathing comments and mocking tweets and ranting posts. But now with the news suggesting that Gwyneth…

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