Category Archives: Getting Divorced

Several years ago, I wrote an article, titled "20 Lies Divorced People Tell themselves." The producers of the WGN podcast, "Uh-PARENT-ly" happened to see it, and asked me to be a guest on the show to talk about each one of these lies divorce people t...

They say "Write about what you know," which I think is why there are countless books written on the subject of divorce. But not every author offers divorce advice via a memoir or a non-fiction guide book. Lots of writers, including Jackie Pilossoph, ...

Editors note: I read this wonderful article by Lisa and thought it applied so well to those who might be grieving a divorce. I remember people saying things like, "You're going to be fine," "You should be glad it happened now while you're still young...

The news is routinely filled with sensational stories of divorce gone wrong. We read about vindictive spouses who are hell bent on destroying their exes. We read about greedy lawyers who fan the flames of conflict so that divorces last longer and the...

I remember reading someone’s Facebook post last year on December 31st, and it read, “Good-bye 2017, I WON’T miss you at all.” Apparently, 2017 was not a good year for her. While I understand the post—her husband left her in early January, 2...