Category Archives for "Divorce"

I remember when I got divorced. As soon as the words came out of my mouth, there was a mad dash to get everything done quickly. Sell the house, talk to lawyers, find a place to live, split any asset, and the list goes on. I was dealing with the trauma of a scary soon-to-be ex-husband […]

No matter how terrible a marriage might have been, many people get accustomed to being a part of a couple- especially if they had been married to their spouse for a long time. Hatred from being in a married partnership unit itself is not the reason most people get divorced- it’s the issues within the […]

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting in my car in the parking lot of my job. I had just gotten off work, and the thought was eating me alive. I had been trying to figure out how to tell my parents I was getting a divorce. I knew I needed to […]

Let me tell you a little story about a day in the life of Jennifer… Jennifer wakes up and immediately checks her phone. She checks her email just in case her boss emailed her with an extra assignment, sees she has a missed call from her mom who likes to call in the middle of […]

Divorce can be a difficult experience to go through when you have lost a person that you love- whether you wanted the divorce or your spouse wanted to get the divorce. However, divorce does not mean that you must give up on living, especially if you have children. So, it’s important to understand how to empower yourself […]

I remember the moment I decided to divorce my spouse. It was the most difficult experience I ever went through. It was after years of marriage counseling, support groups, trying to learn how to communicate, and dealing with psychological abuse. Even though I wanted the divorce, it was still a very emotional process. Most people who get married want […]

Getting a divorce is an extremely emotional process. Even if the relationship was really bad, disconnecting from a person that you may have once loved can be very painful. When I started contemplating getting a divorce, I was very nervous and afraid. I was afraid I was making the wrong decision, that I was hurting the person […]

It was not too long ago when the general belief was that single unmarried women were doomed to become sad old cat moms.  Depending on when you were born, it was very normal to get married at a young age. When I say young, think 16 or 17 years old! Well, times have certainly changed.  […]

Some people are borderline narcissists meaning, they don’t have a clinical disorder, but they do show the behavior traits of a narcissist. Unfortunately, when you are in a relationship with a narcissist you may feel like something is not right but not quite sure what the problem is. Narcissists are great at manipulating you to make you believe, “it’s all in your head” or that nothing is really wrong.

Getting divorced was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Not because of the money, or selling our house, or physically separating. The reason it was so difficult for me was that it was the first time, I had admitted that my safety, mental and physical wellbeing was the most important thing in my life. I had to put myself first, I had to surrender to the pain, I had to allow myself to hurt, to cry, and to break.