Helping your children through a divorce by reading books together
In the March 2016 edition of Real Simple Magazine, the authors created a great list of books for children on a variety of tough topics from divorce to family diversity. I have recreated the list of books listed for Children and Divorce, and Children and Remarriage,...
Attitude Towards an Ex-Husband… A Post Worth Sharing
I recently was scrolling through my personal Facebook account and came across a post that a friend of mine had commented upon. This friend of mine is an excellent writer, so I tend to stop and look at the posts that have caught her attention. This post was written...
New Year’s Resolutions – Finding Personal Balance During Divorce
It is that time again when we are told that we should be making resolutions for the upcoming year…. I have learned that even if I go through the effort of making resolutions, I never follow up on them, mostly because I always pick the hardest things to overcome. A...
Changing Your Channel: Ways to Pull Yourself Out of a Funk and Back into the World
One of the most difficult parts of going through a divorce is not letting fear, stress, anger, and many other negative feelings pull you down and keep you there. I met with a new client this month told me that she could not get off the couch where she was under...
Are You Looking for a Divorce Support Group?
One of the goals of the Divorce Resource Center for Women is to make sure every woman is getting the support they need while going through the divorce process. During my personal journey I found an incredible support group at Trinity Church in New Orleans. We were a...
I am frozen. Can I just hide under the covers and not face my life right now?
I am frozen. Can I just hide under the covers and not face my life right now? Almost every woman has felt this way at one time or another… especially during highly stressful periods like facing divorce. I remember my sister trying to get me to commit to a family...
I FEEL LIKE A FOOL….
I received an email from a client recently that only had 1 line to it that said, “I feel like a fool.” Just reading it made me sick to my stomach. It made me angry. And it made me sad. Most of all, it renewed my passion for the mission of the DRC – to be there for...
Why TEAM?
Why TEAM? I moved to Louisiana in 2002. My entire life had been spent on the East Coast where almost all of my very close family still lived. As my marriage fell apart the distance seemed to grow. Although my sister called me every day, I was without the support...