How can marital therapy help? What’s the therapist’s job? What’s yours? Marital counseling can help save your relationship or ensure that you are making the right decision if you divorce. Source: Photo by cottonbro from Pexels In my work with divorcing couples, they...
Feel stuck in a bad marriage? Can’t decide to divorce? Here are the most common reasons. Have you been thinking about divorce for a very long time? Are you caught in a painful loop of indecision. “Should I leave? I don’t know if I can (or should) do it.“ Why is it so...
In an earlier post, I wrote about the psychological short- and long-term effects of quarantine. Now that we are in a longer-term quarantine, you are probably seeing how these reactions are affecting your relationships, especially your marital relationship. You may...
Family Law specialists and therapists predict a surge in separation and divorce consultations as shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted. There are probably two common reasons for this: First, many couples had no choice but to “tough it out” through the past few...
Ask Yourself if Nesting Makes Sense for Your Family This is Part 2 of a two-part article. Please read Part 1 as well. Will you and your spouse remain in the area or city? Nesting works best when both of you are available for your “on duty” parenting time. Ask yourself...
Adapted from my post on Psychology Today, March 20, 2019 What do I mean by “Nesting”? Nesting families keep the children in the family home while the parents rotate in and out to care for them. The “on-duty” parent stays in the home with the children while the...
