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Each year we strive to not repeat much of our past. In the relationship world, that statistic is stacked against us. Admit it! When we are young, we believe we are relationship Ninjas! Immune to any sort of duplication of our past! Our mother! God love her! We won’t make her mistakes! We won’t remain…

So you have a broken heart? That’s the bad news… The good news? You don’t have to talk yourself into getting over this person. You really can get ahead of the ‘dread’ ED ex in the New Year! I know what you’re thinking! It’s so much easier to hate the cheater or even better the…

Divorce! Everyone has an opinion, a judgment or advice on how to navigate it.  Well, at least those who haven’t experienced it. Those of us who have survived the rigors of matrimonial extrication offer more empathy than advice. Think of it this way. A child is frightened to get an immunization. You assure them it…

It’s natural to have regrets in life. Few of us escape them. Often, they sleep within us and remain silently dormant. And then an uncomfortable life experience pokes the bear and wakes them from their slumber. It could be reaching a milestone birthday, the loss of a parent, the loss of a job, divorce, empty-nesting…

In the shoes flying, door slamming war of the roses phase, divorce seems to have little to offer.  You vacillate between “How will I get through this?” to “Why on earth did I do this?” You cry, you yell, you whimper, and then you cry a bit more. And it’s not a normal kind of…

Let’s face the real truth about ‘spousal alienation.’ It is a glorified phrase for basic bullying. The act of one parent turning a child or children against the other parent may be one of the most egregious divorce atrocities. ‘Spousal Alienation’ is the sad behavior of a parent who lacks the ability to put their…

Tonight my youngest son was extremely tired and fell asleep at 6:30 p.m. I stayed up later than usual working on my computer. At around midnight he woke up and I urged him to go right back to bed while I finished watching a show. I suddenly saw headlights coming up my driveway. I anxiously…

I just found out a friend whose daughter is an actress is giving back to the community in a big way. Hometown girl does well and doesn’t lose sight of where she came from. It’s a great story. It got me thinking… I have friends in broadcast media and despite the glamorous aspects of the…

One day my marriage counselor said, “Colleen, you have the ability to see your own faults and this is unusual. The average person, not even a difficult personality, does not necessarily have the ability to see their own faults.” I realized why he was telling me this. I couldn’t reach my husband no matter how…

I hear from a lot of people in the throws of divorce angst. Undoubtedly one of the hardest things seems to be the overall sense of loss. The holidays just intensify the lack of true belonging many divorcing people feel. The good news? They will one day feel it again but that is of little comfort…
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