Author Archives: Shelley

Interview on Blog Talk Radio

I am excited to have had the privilege to be a guest on Tommy Lanham’s Blog Talk Radio Show  recently. Tommy Lanham is America’s Expert Enthusiator adding life to your life one life at a time. Answering your questions about … Continue reading

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Single Parenting and Overcoming Poor Choices Part 2

In my last post I talked about what you can do when your ex-spouse makes poor choices unintentionally. This may result because he/she does not really know better or has not thought through the situation.  Since poor choices made by … Continue reading

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Single Parenting and Overcoming Poor Choices Part 1

Whether you are in the process of divorce or have been divorced for some time, one issue single parents often face is having no input (or control) over poor choices made by the other parent. When poor choices are made, … Continue reading

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Mothers Day, Fathers Day, and the Single Parent

Mothers Day is a few days away. If this is your first year as a single parent, you may experience a range of emotions. You may feel a great deal of sadness for your children, that they no longer have an … Continue reading

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Beginning the Divorce Process: Who Parents Should Tell?

If you are a parent with children still living at home, about to separate or divorce, you will need to inform significant people in your children’s lives. Once you have told the children about your plans to separate/divorce, your children will begin trying … Continue reading

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Beginning the Divorce Process: Telling Your Children

If you are a parent going through a separation or divorce, please take the time to educate and prepare yourself on how to tell your children. Divorce will affect your children. How you tell them about your divorce, what you tell … Continue reading

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Beginning the Divorce Process; What Should I do?

Divorce is a devastating life changing event. Divorce is more than an “event” it is a process. As in any process there are different stages. The first stage is really when one (or both) partner(s) begin to entertain the idea that they … Continue reading

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Healthy Love for Valentines Day

My previous post about being single again and Valentines Day focused on what you might do for others. This post will focus on you. It is so important to remember to take care of yourself. It is quite common for people who are … Continue reading

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You Are Loved

If this is your first “Valentine’s Day” as a single person in a while, getting through the holiday can be challenging. It is difficult not to be bombarded with messages and images of couples in love everywhere you go. I … Continue reading

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The 10 Commandments for Divorced People

I was browsing through my book “Growing Through Divorce”  by Jim Smoke today and thought I would share a list he created, titled “The Ten Commandments for Formerly Married People.”  Jim Smoke was a pioneer in the divorce recovery field in the 1970′s. … Continue reading

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