When Parents Rotate In and Out of the Family Home When parents have decided to separate into two homes, there are several reasons why they might consider a model of separation called “nesting” that is usually temporary. Parents obtain a place to stay that is outside the family home – a small apartment perhaps, or […]
What I’m Thinking
Pause a Moment To Review Your Relationship
Raising Your Awareness About “How Things Are Going Life is fast, and generally days are full. Most of us have, at one time or another, wished to be in a happy, healthy, long term relationship and we have given thought to what such a relationship would look like for us. Once we are IN a […]
Solomon’s Sword – Still Relevant with High Conflict Divorcing Parents
Most of us remember the story of King Solomon: faced with two mothers, each claiming the same baby to be her own, he says to the mothers that the only compromise is to split the baby in half with his sword. One mother cries out in fear, and tells the other woman to take the […]
A Good Problem to Have: Family Togetherness Post-Divorce
Good divorces have been in the news lately. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s “conscious uncoupling” hit the papers last year, and in September the New York Times featured an article about an already divorced couple taking their kids on a rafting trip – and enjoying the time together. (9/25/15 – From a Divorce a Fractured […]
Fighting the Good Fight
“Fighting the Good Fight”(Or How To Navigate Conflict with your Honey in Five (Not So) Easy Steps) One of the most common complaints couples have about their relationship is that their fights don’t go anywhere good. “We have the same fight ninety times and we still can’t resolve the problem.” “We can’t seem to argue […]