3 Strategies for Shifting Gears from the Low Road to the High Road
In Divorce it is easy to get consumed by what I call “The Reptile” – the survival part of our brains that scan for danger multiple times per second and find potential danger lurking behind every interaction. That primitive part of our brain, the reptilian brain,...Forgetting Who the Decision Makers are in Divorce
I don’t know who to listen to! My attorney tells me I need to argue for this. My husband tells me this is the way it is going to be! My friends are pushing me to be more unreasonable in my demands. And my family tells me to just throw in the towel and move on with...Focusing on What You Don’t Want Will Never Get You What You Want!
Focusing on What You Don’t Want Will Never Get You What You Want! We all agree that avoiding pain is a strong motivator for decisions we make. And it is sometimes easier to talk about what you don’t want (in a contract, agreement, job, marriage, and divorce). The...How Can We Support Others When They Are Overwhelmed
5 Things NOT to Do for Someone Who is Overwhelmed by Divorce
stressedWhen I share with people that what I do for a living is train people to be divorce coaches – they sometime back away and ask, “How can you spend all of your time dealing with such overwhelming and heart-breaking situations?” I understand where they are coming from because I remember the first time someone told me their whole divorce story – I was overwhelmed even with my years of training. I knew I was going to support people in divorce, I was first going to have to figure out a way for me not to get pulled into the impact of the divorce story.
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