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August 2020 Getting Back to Work After A Divorce

Getting Back to Work After A Divorce

Getting back to work after a divorce can be a challenge.  If your divorce has drastically changed your life and finances getting a job can not only help you get back on your feet financially, but it can also improve your mental health by giving you something less stressful to focus on.

Deciding on the type of job you want is the first thing you should do to help you transition into the job market. If you urgently need money, look at the jobs you have done in your past since your experience can give you an edge over other applicants. If money is not a big problem, you can look into your future and choose a job that you have always wanted to do.

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Divorce Advice: Learning to Cope

Divorce Advice: Learning to Cope

Divorce advice is some thing we certainly need when preparing for a divorce.  Coping with the finality of divorce is not an easy process.  After 20 years of marriage, Kay Larrabee was caught completely unawares when her ex-husband told her he filed for divorce in February, 2008. He had been secretly planning his exit for months. At the time, Larrabee, a mom of three and certified career coach, was starting up a non-profit charitable organization to provide interview clothing to women transitioning into the workplace. She received no salary at the time and had to cease plans for the business. Since then, Larrabee has turned her negative experience into a healing one.  She is helping other women avoid the pitfalls she experienced. She is now a Divorce Concierge and owner of Women on the Mend.

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Adjusting to the Challenges of Life

Adjusting to the Challenges of Life

Adjusting to the challenges of life can be difficult.  Change is hard on everyone.  Although there are many things in your life you can get ready for (marriage, pregnancy, empty nest, retirement), no events are really predictable. Many unforeseen challenges and hurdles will be thrust upon you and you have to adjust to each the best that you can.

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Divorcing Parents: Secrets of a Good Divorce

Divorcing Parents: Secrets of a Good Divorce

Divorcing parents usually comes with a negative connotation.  And fair enough, divorce can seem overwhelming but when you’re a parent it can be especially challenging when coping with the realities of co-parenting your children. It isn’t easy. Committing to cooperative co-parenting takes patience and skill. It means both of you care deeply about your children and want to continue raising them in the least-disruptive possible manner.

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Lament of a Divorced Parent

Lament of a Divorced Parent

Lament of a divorced parent?  It’s true. Firsts are always memorable, especially the first time that a newly divorced parent sends the children off with the “ex”. The finality of no longer being parents in the same household becomes “reality”. For most parents, it is a very emotional experience; the first time you are home alone, and your children are with the “other” parent. You wonder if the children are ok? Did dad or mom remember that Susie was allergic to peanuts, that Jimmy needed his ADD meds in the morning? And, that each child needed a ride to a sports activity.

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Five Ways Yoga Helps You Through a Divorce

Five Ways Yoga Helps You Through a Divorce

The stress of divorce can cause illness, missed work days, insomnia, upset stomach and weight gain. I can certainly relate because I went through a divorce after 15 years of marriage. Although I am happily remarried now, I would never had found the strength to get through that turbulent time in my life if it weren’t for the practice of yoga. Here’s five ways yoga helps you cope through a divorce.

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5 Summer Sanity Savers

5 Summer Sanity Savers

5 Summer Sanity Savers that work! Summer schedules can get hectic and overbearing. Between vacations, parties, sports, work and life in general, it is difficult to manage it all and still enjoy yourself.

Our expert guest blogger, Michelle Monroe Morton, provides us with the following 5 scheduling tips that will keep the summer months running smoothly and allow us to experience a bit of enjoyment.

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