If still married, we would be celebrating our 23rd Wedding Anniversary this year. Our divorce was finalized a few weeks after our 13th anniversary. I find that when the calendar flips to my wedding date each year I focus less on my divorce and miserable aspects of our marriage, but...

The holiday season after divorce can be challenging on many different fronts, especially when you have children. Toss the ex's family into the mix and it can be downright stressful. It makes one want to run for the hills.

I learned during the first few years post-divorce how...

Crying is one of many ways to release emotions, especially when going through a significant emotional event like divorce. It's stressful. Many days you will feel as if you are on an emotional rollercoaster.

And you are.

Crying is a natural way to deal with these emotions....

My husband and I were in marriage counseling and it was becoming evident that divorce was on the horizon. The one thought that kept going through my mind was how I was going to handle the demands of my professional career as a single, divorced mother.

While...

It's so easy to point a finger at your soon-to-be ex and make a list of all the things they did that contributed to the downfall of your marriage.

There are three parts to every story story: his story, her story and the truth. The reality is that both parties...

A newly divorced woman recently asked me why her married girlfriends stopped including her in their occasional get-togethers. "What is wrong with me?" she wanted to know.

This woman was puzzled and upset because she feels that she hasn't done or said anything inappropriate that would trigger their behavior. They...

Transitioning from married life to divorced life is a challenge. Doing this with children at home can takes that challenge to the next level. It can be difficult, but it can also be an exciting time if you will it to be.

You can choose to make this an...

My marriage started out as most do -- full of hope and promises of a joy-filled life. Unfortunately, it did not head down that happy path. Like many marriages that end in divorce, there were many factors that contributed to its demise.

Shortly after the wedding bells...

There is a pivotal moment in divorce process when you realize it is really over and it's time to move on. For me, it was about two months after my divorce. I was talking with a girlfriend about my ex's latest dating exploits. Expecting her to join in...

Are you stuck in a bitter divorce fight?

Couples often get caught up with their perceived injustices in the divorce settlement negotiations. The disdain that they personally have for each other usually just adds fuel to the fire when negotiating.

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in...

Within a few months of returning from our honeymoon, our relationship started changing. Reflecting back, I see how once the wedding ring was slipped on my finger, he felt he could drop some of the pretense of our two years of dating.

In my mid-20's, I was...

I lived two lives during my 13-year marriage. There was the mask I put on when was out in public -- it showed my husband and I living the American Dream, with a 3400 square foot house in the right neighborhood in the right town, with the mommy van parked...

You find yourself in a heated discussion with your soon-to-be ex. You end the conversation angry, frustrated and find this just adds to your growing resentment. You keep asking yourself, "Why can't we just have a normal conversation? Why does it always turn into an argument?"

Once you enter the...

It was the wedding I dreamed about since I was a little girl. I could hear the ocean waves crashing in the background of the garden setting. My sister was my maid of honor. My father, a minister, not only walked me down the aisle; he married us. It was...