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The Most Common Mistakes Women Make During the Early Stages of Divorce Part 1: Legal Advice

Divorce is emotional, taxing, and overwhelming, and believe me, anyone who has ever gone through a divorce gets it. Sadly, sometimes the choices we make in the beginning of our divorce journey, aren’t in our best interest, and can lead to a greater loss than just the marriage itself. We may react rather than act, or possibly even just “check right out” without handling our situation mindfully or thoughtfully. It makes perfect sense given the emotional upheaval we may experience,...

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Goodbye weekend, hello life? Ugh!

If you’re like me, when Sunday night rolls around I’m already starting to feel the “let down” of the weekend ending. Oddly, I don’t even work on weekends so why the “blues?” I think, or I should say, I guess, it’s habit. The idea of starting a new week full of “to do’s” might feel daunting, or at best, feel a little boring. So how does one work on making Mondays more positive? Here are 5 ideas that might help start...

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tips for avoiding shame of divorce

How do we get over that dreaded shame and guilt that seems to loom over us like a dark cloud, the second we mention the “D” word?

The Whys One of the breeding grounds for judgment is within society itself. Society is “pro-relationship” and certainly not “pro-divorce.” When you’re single, married friends want to “couple you up,” and when you’re married, your vows reinforce the belief that that union is until death do you part. Society doesn’t like divorce because it represents being broken. It’s hard not to take that personally. Divorce is perceived as a failed marriage, when in truth, at least according to comedian 

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