Posts Tagged ‘divorce recovery’
Divorce: How to Get Over a Breakup When You Feel Abandoned
Often when you are reading about divorce and the woman’s perspective, many stories assume that the woman was unhappy and that she was the one who left the marriage. The research supports this, that women initiate divorce more often than men. And at SAS, we certainly work with women who feel and act on this.…
Read MoreDivorce and Depression: What to Look for and How to Cope
Divorce and depression are inseparable for almost everyone. The ending of—or even the thought of ending—your marriage is incredibly sad because it’s the death of your dreams of being happy together and basking in the love you thought you had found. But depression caused by divorce is not the same as what we commonly think…
Read More35 Best Books on Divorce: How to Think Smart and Protect Your Heart
Are you in that awful place of looking to teach yourself about divorce? Do you want to help your children with the gut-wrenching issue? Or have you a friend who is going through an especially grueling break up and you’d like to support her/him with several books on divorce, speaking to their specific circumstances? Your…
Read MoreTraveling with Another Divorced Woman: 11 Things I Had NOT Anticipated
Don’t’ get me wrong — traveling alone after divorce is wonderful and it shouldn’t be missed. Especially because, you are never really alone when you travel alone, for people talk to you. They walk with you. They take you in. They invite you to their family’s house for dinner. They introduce you to their friends.…
Read MoreAfter Divorce, Are You Destined for Rebound Relationships?
You’ve been warned about them. But here’s what a rebound relationship truly is. It’s any romantic relationship entered into shortly after ending another romantic relationship. Sound vague? That’s because it is. What does “shortly after” even mean? An hour, a week, a year? It’s all a little murky, isn’t it? And then there’s the whole…
Read More8 Things to Get You Through Divorce with Kids
It seems a truism that parenting is hard. But when you’re in the midst of a divorce, or trying to rebuild your life as a newly-single parent, the challenges multiply and can even strike you unawares. For support and solace — to get through a divorce with kids no matter their age — follow these…
Read MoreGetting Through a Divorce: How to Keep Your Head Straight
Getting through a divorce will be one of the most difficult experiences of your life. And your difficulties will start at the very beginning. If you were the one who decided that divorce was the best way to change the difficulties in your marriage, you know the agony you experienced in coming to your decision.…
Read MoreCoparenting with a Narcissist
A person with narcissistic personality disorder has a veneer of generosity and kindness, but after marrying him*, when you really get to know each other, you discover that’s not who he is at all. A narcissist controls and manipulates his spouse. But at first, this behavior seems so at odds with the person you thought…
Read MoreHow to Get Through a Divorce and Heal: The Surprising X Factor of a Divorce Coach
The idea that a divorce coach could help you figure out how to get through a divorce and also heal might surprise you. You’re may have heard of the more practical aspects of working with a divorce coach, because coaches are particularly known for helping you understand and navigate the black and white steps of divorce. Often,…
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