How to Tell If You’re Ready to Date Again
Getting ready for that all-important first date post-divorce is a big milestone in your new life. Before you get out there and risk further injury to your heart, here are some ways to tell if you’re ready to date again after divorce. By Diana Shepherd Before you even consider dating after divorce, you need to make sure you're past the "walking wounded" stage following your relationship breakdown. Here are some clues to let you know you've arrived: the thought of your ex no longer generates intense feelings of anger, hatred, or grief; you no longer feel the need to talk about hi...
Coping with Divorce: Simple Self-Care Tips for Stress
Divorce is a huge source of stress that if left unchecked can put you at risk of health problems. Self-care is a method of coping with divorce that helps you get a handle on stress that both you and your children will appreciate. By Carolyn Ellis Divorce is a major cause of stress. Becoming divorced rips through the entire fabric of your life. It affects you not only emotionally, but financially, socially, and in some cases, professionally and geographically as well. Coping with divorce by learning how to take care of yourself in the midst of stress is important not just for yourself, bu...
What Your Ex Thinks of You Is None of Your Business When Co-parenting
Getting divorced means you need to turn your relationship with your ex from a romantic one into a business partnership that focuses on raising your children. Defusing old emotional wounds is key to your success. By Carolyn Ellis Divorce can be complicated if you have children and you need to learn how to be co-parents. Effective co-parenting requires shifting from a romantic/intimate relationship with your ex-spouse into a more business-like partnership that focuses on raising your children together successfully. To do this successfully, you must start to pull out the emotional hooks ...
5 Tips for How to Communicate With Your Ex While Co-parenting
Co-parenting with someone you’re in the midst of divorcing can be a big challenge, especially when you need to plan and communicate with them about your children. Here are some tips to help you keep your conversations productive and in the best interest of your children. By Carolyn Ellis The roles of husband and wife may dissolve when the divorce papers get signed, but the roles of being mother and father to your children are life-long commitments and responsibilities. Some may be fortunate enough to have good working relationships with their ex-wife or ex-husband. Others may have an e...