In the pain, messiness, and anger that often go hand-in-hand with dissolving a marriage, it can be easy to forget that you’re still a family. It may look a little different but if you have kids, you’re obliged to find a way to at the very least keep the peace— …
How to Make Your Relationship Work
Have you ever wondered why the majority of your favorite bands eventually break up? To understand why this is, you only have to think about how hard it is to make a relationship work between two people — and then multiply that by two, three, or even four. Human beings …
How to Handle Holidays in Colorado While During A Marriage Separation
During the holiday season, the emphasis on family, love, and togetherness is heightened more than ever. As a new single in the Colorado area, this is an emotionally difficult time. With these communities full of families, it’s hard for those undergoing marital issues not to compare their situation with those …
3 Empowering Affirmations To Keep In Mind During A Divorce
While it can be a challenge figuring out the details of a separation with your partner, it is always for the better. Every marriage is prone to these separations, and they are not meant to be looked on as unfavorable. Sometimes people change and develop other interests, and you both …
How to Maintain a Relationship with Your Child When You Separate From Your Partner
Separating from a partner is never easy, but it’s especially complicated when children are involved. In an ideal situation, both parents are committed to helping each other continue having a relationship with the children. It’s an opportunity for each parent to build an individual relationship with the child. So after …
How Angry Spouses Can Avoid the Courtroom
It is usually pretty easy to tell the couples who have been married for five years from the ones who have only been dating for a year or two. This is because the couples that have been married for a while will likely be much more upfront with each other, …
Creating A Parenting Plan During Divorce
The end of a marriage can be an awkward and difficult time for anyone to handle, and the more that’s built on top of that marriage, the harder it is to deal with it. By things built in a marriage, we can mean businesses, shared assets, or property. Perhaps one …
Talking To Your Children About Divorces
If you are planning on separating from your spouse, you may be worried about how your children will handle the situation. It can be difficult talking to children about anything sensitive and delicate. You want to make sure that their emotions are appropriately managed and that you don’t cause them …
Learning How to Recognize Domestic Violence and Abuse
Most people assume that it will be easy to recognize domestic violence should they experience it. However, the signs of domestic violence are not as obvious as most people would be led to believe by what they see on popular media. While there are indeed clear-cut situations where a spouse …
Useful Strategies for Helping Adolescents Cope with Divorce
Advice for talking to children about divorce is everywhere. From self-help books and internet articles to friends and family members, there is no lack of information about the effects divorce can have on children. Advice for speaking to adolescents, however, is less common, but no less important. Adolescents communicate very …
