If you reach the point that exiting your marriage is the right course of action, there is not a one size fits all plan to…

Life is full of decisions. The only way to avoid a decision is to decide not to decide which is, in effect, a decision. Unfortunately,…

Many of my clients struggle with making decisions during their divorce. Whenever I am unsure about what to do next, if I have the ability,…

An emotion or a feeling – I will use these terms interchangeably – is simply a vibration that you experience in your body. It is…

Anyone who has read Brene Brown’s amazing work is familiar with the term Shitty First Draft. If you are talking to a child about it,…

As a youngster, we are taught to believe that other people’s behaviour is the cause of our feelings. The kids at school share their toys…we…

Spoiler alert: I am writing in frustration over a trend I see happening in family court. This may offend readers and it is strictly my…

Buffering is any action that we take to distract us from what we perceive as a negative emotion. Common buffers include over-eating, over-drinking, shopping, over-indulging…

When I separated from my ex-husband, I had no clear boundaries around communicating with him. I would answer every text and email he sent in…

Most people are raised to believe that the goal of life is to be happy all of the time. The reality is, in life, you…