Divorce Advice for Woman Whose Husband Left Her for Her Sister!

2038

September 7th, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

Jackie, I am a single mom of a 16 year old and a 2 year old looking for divorce advice. My 16 year old is from my first husband and we have a great relationship. My 2 year-old’s father and I broke up a week before our son turned a year old. About 6...

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Divorced Woman Asks for Group Hug

1998

August 25th, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

I don’t know one divorced woman or man (or anyone on earth-divorced or not) who doesn't have days or even longer times when things seem to be imploding in their worlds. In my own situation, I describe those periods of time as feeling like I’m ...

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Ugly Divorce? Feeling Pretty Is Important

1990

August 20th, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

  I’m not sure I’ve ever met a person going through a divorce who didn’t describe it as “ugly.” Isn’t an ugly divorce sort of expected? I mean, we can all say we know this one couple getting divorced who are really amicable, who a...

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Your Ex-Husband’s New Girlfriend: Love Her, Hate Her or Indifferent?

1984

August 17th, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

I’ll never forget the first time I ever met my ex-husband's new girlfriend. She was beautiful, blonde, much younger than me, and the worst one: NICE! I felt sick. I felt old. I felt ugly. I felt depressed. I really wanted to hate her guts. The p...

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Divorce and Binge Eating: I Get It

1917

July 22nd, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

Divorce and binge eating is something I am personally familiar with. Years ago, when I was getting divorced, I can remember being so stressed (a combination of anxiety, anger, fear, sadness, hopelessness) that at times I used food to cope. More than ...

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