From the category archives:

Coping With Divorce

Don’t let him bother you

by Kim Hess on January 26, 2012

For all the ex-wives who deal with controlling, mean ex-husbands: “Why do you let him bother you?  As inconsequential as a fly, just swat him away-flies eventually go away, eventually dying, when conditions become inhospitable.”

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Your Ex wants the best for you

by Kim Hess on January 12, 2012

What if your ex wanted the very best for you? What if he was truly happy that you’re making more money, found a good guy and lost 10 pounds from eating salads at lunch instead of Philly cheesesteaks? Would your feelings about him and your divorce/breakup change for the better? Let’s just pretend that he [...]

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*Today’s guest post is written by Amanda Kidd.   Not every marriage is successful. Often, after marriage, people discover differences among each other that make the relationship difficult. A divorce or separation always comes with a huge amount of baggage, both physical and psychological. It is difficult to deal with the idea that you will [...]

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Dating with kids-it’s all good.

by Kim Hess on July 11, 2011

When I made the humongous decision to move back to Ohio I also made the humongous decision to have my kids remain in school in San Francisco, California. I told their dad I was moving and presented this to him: we can’t split our kids down the middle, I can no longer afford to live [...]

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*Today’s Guest Post by Rosalind Sedacca, CCT of  www.childcentereddivorce.com. After exploring divorce in America and other countries around the world it’s not hard to come to one conclusion. It is not divorce per se that emotionally scars children. It is the parents approach to divorce that determines the positive or negative impact on the kids. The [...]

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by Kim Hess on April 29, 2011

What do you think? Is Facebook causing divorce? Leave your comments below! Need dating after divorce advice? Don’t want to end up sad and alone, or worse, in a horrible relationship?  Check out “From Ex to Next! An Empowered Woman’s Guide to Dating Again” on Amazon.com!

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Note:  This is an oldie but goodie from a blog written in 2008.  Enjoy! Day in the life of a Divorce Diva: You encourage your kids to call their father on his birthday which is Christmas Eve. You’re feeling in the Christmas spirit, life is good. Then you are punched in the gut right down [...]

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Life After Divorce-You are Not Alone

by Kim Hess on March 31, 2011

I decided to write today’s post about life after divorce and feeling alone.  Do you feel like you’re all alone in this world with no one to lean on when times are at their toughest and you are at your lowest?  Remember that you are not alone. I was reading a blog by Mike Robbins, [...]

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Life After Divorce: The Holiday Edition

by Kim Hess on December 27, 2010

No one really contemplates what their life will be like after divorce.  One doesn’t think about family barbeque’s (minus one), or birthday parties, or how you’ll feel over the holiday season which goes through the changing of three month names (for those who need help that would be November, December, and January!).  Life after divorce [...]

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Divorced? Play video games!

by Kim Hess on June 25, 2010

What does getting a divorce have to do with playing video games? Oh, I don’t know, maybe a need to have a little fun in your life while it is seemingly crumbling down around you. I don’t play nintendo​ wii​“on a regular basis but when I do boy do I have a good time! While [...]

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