Self Improvement

Seek Help for Co-parenting

May 7, 2015

Parents will often share custody of children after a divorce. This puts both partners in a tricky situation. A lot of time, money, and emotional energy goes into a divorce. The ex-spouses may want nothing to do with each other but are forced to interact due to children. Spouses who divorce enter ...

Elise Buie Family Law | Divorce and Impact on Heart Health

April 30, 2015

But, according to a study recently released by Duke University, divorce can literally be unhealthy for the heart, especially for women

A Must Read for all parents considering Divorce: The Co-Parent’s Handbook by Karen Bonnell and Kristin Little

April 5, 2015

The Co-Parent's Handbook - Karen Bonnell and Kristin Little

Some Great Advice from Robert E. Emery, Ph.D. – Good parenting isn’t a contest!

March 17, 2015

About Robert E. Emery, Ph.D. - Divorce Mediation Expert   Emery's Alternative Parenting Plans (Child Custody Schedules)   Making decisions about where children will live is one of the most frightening and difficult tasks of divorce. The prospect of no longer being w...

BIFF – Practice Makes Perfect

March 10, 2015

Learning how to communicate with a hostile ex-spouse is key to your long-term mental health.  Bill Eddy describes his "BIFF" methodology below which can be found on  Eddy's website and in his book entitled "BIFF - Quick Responses to High Conflict People" Do you need to respond?Much of hostile ...

Monday………

February 9, 2015

Why do people dread Mondays? The answer is obvious: we all dread Mondays because the weekend is over and our workweeks are just starting.  But, as I rode the elevator up to my office this morning, I realized that we don't need to dread Mondays.  I almost commented to the other riders, “Oh man,...