Mental Wellness Month: Using the Power of Your Voice
January is Mental Wellness Month and what better time is there to discuss using the power of your voice? My husband and I got into a heated discussion a while ago while looking for new accountants. To us, it was a big deal as we need both our business returns/tax planning managed, our personal return/tax […]
Thriving Through Divorce to Stay Whole
Hear from best-selling author, Katy Goshtasbi on Thriving Through Divorce to Stay Whole: Divorce can mean so many things in your life. I remember when I got divorced and wondered who I would be post-divorce. I also considered how I would manage the changes that divorce brought to emerge from the process whole and not […]
How Emotionally Immature Parents Impact Your Relationships (& Divorce)
As a child, you need your parents to be attuned to your needs. What happens when a parent is dismissive, too passive, withdrawn, or narcissistic? A child then grows up always trying to be the person they think they need to in order to obtain their parent’s approval or love. This dismissing of one’s own […]
Why Avoiding Conflict Can Be Worse Than Fighting
I hate conflict. Something pretty funny for a lawyer to say, but this dislike for fighting is what drove me towards the mediation field. I’m not saying I won’t partake in a back-and-forth conversation with someone who disagrees with me, but I try to keep it light. In my personal life, I tend to avoid […]
You Don’t Need Closure on Everything
I think something a lot of people struggle with is the idea that to have a healthy, thriving marriage, that you need to talk through every bump in the road. There is that inherent fear that one undiscussed blip in a marriage could be the seed to lasting resentment. While I agree that a pattern […]
Speaking Positively About Your Spouse Benefits You
Anyone who has been in a divorce understands the tendency to speak badly about the other person. Maybe they were unfaithful or lied about something important. Perhaps they completely changed from when you first got married. They may have said some very hurtful things to you. These are all valid reasons to not feel like […]
Just Let It Go: The Key to Peace with Your Ex
As many divorcing couples know, your ex has the unique ability to get under your skin in just the right way. It makes you want to scream, and maybe sometimes you do. While it is understandable that sometimes you want to pull your hair out, the toll this stress can take on your body isn’t […]