EP: 068 Deborah Tannen How to Talk About Divorce (Or Not) If someone close to you is going through a divorce, you may not know what to say. Do they want to talk about it? You want to be helpful, but it can be tough to intuit what they need. For some, opening up about […]
The Decision to Divorce: How Do You Know When It’s Time to Leave? with Nancy Colier
EP: 067 Nancy Colier The Decision to Divorce: How Do You Know When It’s Time to Leave? It goes without saying that the decision to divorce is not an easy one to make. For some couples, the back-and-forth goes on for years. Yes, it’s bad. But is it THAT bad? How do you know when […]
Stop Poisoning Your Heart and Divorce with Compassion with Neelama Eyres & Michael Schiesser
EP: 065 Neelama Eyres & Michael Schiesser Stop Poisoning Your Heart and Divorce with Compassion Holding on to bitterness and resentment is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. It is so much easier to blame someone who has caused you pain than it is to own your part in […]
Developing Radar for High-Conflict Personalities with Bill Eddy
EP: 064 Bill Eddy Developing Radar for High-Conflict Personalities If you divorced someone with a high-conflict personality, you may be concerned about repeating the same cycle in your next partnership. What steps can you take to reflect on the dynamics of your relationships and develop radar for people with high-conflict personalities? An international expert on […]
The Legal and Emotional Intersection of Divorce with Jill Murray & Adam Dodge
EP: 063 Jill Murray & Adam Dodge The Legal and Emotional Intersection of Divorce Making the decision to end a marriage is stressful enough. But for those women who have been misled or misinformed about their legal rights, it may not feel like they have any choice at all. There is so much overlap between […]
Reframing Divorce as Evolution, Not Dissolution with Tara Eisenhard
EP: 060 Tara Eisenhard Reframing Divorce as Evolution, Not Dissolution There is a great deal of shame associated with divorce, and much of the language we use around the process has an incredibly negative connotation—no one wants to be responsible for a ‘broken’ home or family. But Tara Eisenhard argues that we are all continually […]
A Mindful Approach to Divorce with Nancy Colier
EP: 056 Nancy Colier A Mindful Approach to Divorce How do you learn to be okay with not being okay? In a culture where we’re taught to run from discomfort, it can seem like quite a feat to stop and take inventory of what’s true for us in a particular moment—especially if what we’re feeling […]
A Humorous Look at the Divorce and Recovery Process with Kevin Cotter
EP: 055 Kevin Cotter A Humorous Look at the Divorce and Recovery Process Laughter really can be the best medicine, even when what ails you is a painful divorce. When Kevin Cotter’s ex-wife moved out of their home, she left her wedding dress in its preservation box—on the middle shelf at the center of the […]
Maintaining Presence and Connection in a Virtual World with Nancy Colier
EP: 053 Nancy Colier Maintaining Presence and Connection in a Virtual World Is your phone more interesting than your husband? 75% of people say that technology seriously impacts their relationships. Thus, the very thing that is supposed to help us feel more connected is hindering our connections with the people who really matter—the ones right […]
Responding to Conflict with Self-Compassion and Mindful Communication with Jen Dorf
EP: 052 Jen Dorf Responding to Conflict with Self-Compassion and Mindful Communication If you’re in the middle of a hostile divorce, the very idea of having compassion for your former partner may be difficult to fathom. But what if you started with compassion for yourself? Holistic health coach Jen Dorf maintains that you can escape […]