Tis the season - no, not Christmas yet - of Halloween candy. Whether you buy it at the store and eat it all before the trick-or-treating or your children bring loads of it home on October 31, there will be candy and it will be tempting. You may have memories of your own trick-or-treating fun as you watch your children choose which candy is their favorite, which gets thrown … [Read more...]
Financial Abuse is Domestic Abuse
Many of us instinctively think of domestic abuse as being physical. Society and the mental health field are increasingly recognizing emotional abuse as another form of control. Another form of domestic abuse, that can be quite damaging although it is less recognized, is financial abuse. Domestic abuse, physical, emotional and financial, is about power and control. When an … [Read more...]
What To Do About Feeling Lonely After Divorce
When you are recovering from divorce after a long-term marriage, feeling lonely is definitely an obstacle that keeps you from moving on. We get stuck in this mindset because it makes us feel like we have nobody in the world. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Take a look at the mindful strategies that can help you kick your loneliness to the curb as you start this new chapter … [Read more...]
Getting Divorced During Pregnancy: What To Do
There is never a good time to come to the realization that your marriage is ending, but discovering that you are on the brink of divorce when a baby is on the way is extra difficult. Pregnancy, as exciting and joyous as it is, brings with it huge amounts of stress for everyone involved, and the added demands of divorce are a lot to shoulder even when the rest of life is running … [Read more...]
Unhealthy Marriage: Why You Stay And What Happens When You Leave
The crazy thing about relationships is that you might not realize you're in an unhealthy marriage and you may not understand all the reasons you stay. When you start researching and talking about your experiences, your reality will start to shift and you'll start to see choices. Joining me for this Conversation is Alex Delon who is the author of Leaving You ... For Me. Alex … [Read more...]