Fear is, for some, fuel that propels to great new heights, but for most, it is self-sabotaging sludge. According to research conducted by Ruth Soukup, Author of Do It Scared: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Adversity, and Create a Life You Love, there are … [Read more...]
Mindfulness
How to use mindfulness in divorce to pause, focus, discern sources of suffering and degrees of control, respond wisely, and act with integrity
Love Yourself Fiercely During Divorce—Practice Self-Compassion
At the crossroads of marriage and divorce, we face some of our greatest fears: making a mistake or the “wrong” choice, being alone or unable to take care of ourselves or the people we love. It’s here, at this liminal threshold—when we’re neither in nor out—that we must meet … [Read more...]
Use The Power of Intention in Divorce
Each of us has a sense of the possibilities of a human life. If we haven’t taken those possibilities seriously and gone after them, why not start now? ~Rick Hanson PhD Every pivotal moment confronts us with a choice: separation and divorce are no different. How the journey from … [Read more...]
Heal in the Solitude of Winter
In her book, Wintering,The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, Katherine May writes beautifully: Plants and animals don’t fight the winter; they don’t pretend it’s not happening and attempt to carry on living the same lives they lived in the summer. They prepare. They … [Read more...]
Process Grief and loss of a spouse to divorce
Few experiences are more painful than the loss of a loved one, whether through death or divorce. Losing someone shakes us to the core, shatters our understandings of the world, and plunges us into grief. Grief is a natural response to loss. It can disorient, numb, enrage, … [Read more...]
Connect with your true self during divorce
“Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.” ~Anne Sexton In the process of divorce you'll hear many voices. These may be the opinions of your spouse, children, friends, family, lawyer, accountant, mediator, therapist, court clerk, and possibly, a judge. The … [Read more...]
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