I’m often grateful that I didn’t have children on my slog through the family courts. My experience was horrific, but at the end of the day, there were some battles I could elect not to find. At some point, I could choose to walk away. After all, it was simply money on the table. ButContinue reading “Guest Post – Divorcing a Narcissist Is Tough”
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Heart Break – Heart Attacks After Divorce
A recent study has shown that people who have been divorced are at a higher risk of having a heart attack at some point. Interestingly, the risks are higher for women then men and remarriage has more of a protective effect on men than women. The study’s authors propose that perhaps divorce is more stressfulContinue reading “Heart Break – Heart Attacks After Divorce”
The Only Ones
I visited with a friend and her I-can’t-believe-she’s-almost-six-years-old daughter, Kayla, yesterday. Kayla is at that stage where her time and experiences outside the family unit are becoming greater than her time with her parents. And so, like every curious kid at that juncture, she is starting to compare her situation and family with others. AndContinue reading “The Only Ones”
Bookends
I rarely think or write about my parent’s divorce. It feels like ancient history and, for the most part, I never viewed it as a defining moment in my life. But I may have been wrong. As I dig down into the roots of some of my thought patterns, it seems like the fallout fromContinue reading “Bookends”