From the monthly archives: May 2012

How the Brain Can Make Divorce Smarter

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Did you know that your brain can help you through divorce in a much smarter, more emotionally balanced way?  There is tremendous scientific knowledge about the brain yet the legal system is slow at integrating it. Our guest, Nathalie Boutet (http://www.basmansmith.com/i3boutet.asp) (http://www.collaborativelawblog.ca/about-nathalie-boutet) … Continue reading →

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Lynette & SWT

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Lynette & Stefanie sit down one on one and each share a story from the last week.

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Tips for Successful Co-Parenting

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Parenting is definitely not an easy task. If you throw divorce into the mix parenting becomes even more complicated if it’s turned into co-parenting. There are many resources that parents and co-parents can turn to in order to help guide them thr…

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Children May See Divorce As a Relief

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One of the findings of the Longevity Project was that the children in the study group who were in high-conflict marriages found their parents’ divorce a relief. Their adjustment to life after divorce was easier than those children who thought they were a happy family. My current guest, Ashley experienced her parents’ divorce when she [...]

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Divorce and Social Networks

By On May 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter are gaining popularity among society and are becoming more commonplace in our daily lives. Although the benefits of social networking tools such as these can be great there are also many dangers that come wi…

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Giveaway: How to Survive Grey Divorce

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Don’t forget: to be entered in the drawing to win a copy of Attorney Marlo Van Oorschot’s  How To Survive Grey Divorce, you need to be signed up to receive my blog updates and periodic newsletters via email. Drawing is at 4 p.m. Mountain T…

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Remembering the Divorce Conversation

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I don’t remember the date but I do remember that it was a Saturday afternoon in November when my husband and I sat down in our kitchen and told our children we had decided to end our marriage. I can’t recall the specifics of the conversation but I can easily bring to mind an image [...]

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I’m A Hypocrite Father

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“I love you Grayson.”
That’s what a little piece of yellow paper had written on it that the boy found under a book on his desk. My 9-year-old third grader had a little lady falling for his redheaded ass.
A part of me wanted to high fi…

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Happy "Family Day"

By On May 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Premier Christy Clark today announced that the second Monday in February will now be known as Family Day, a brand new statutory holiday. The Premier explained her reasoning thusly:”Having our own unique day in B.C. creates distinctive opportu…

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How To Survive Grey Divorce

By On May 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The media has coined the term “Grey Divorce” to refer to when divorce happens after the age of fifty. I don’t care for the term … I associate ‘grey’ with ‘old’ and that’s not how I feel but that’s besides the point. The point is that when you are midlife and facing the end of [...]

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