Do you have a life plan? If not, why not? If you think you’re too busy to sit down and create your own life plan, consider the following:
Healing After Divorce - Spirit/Soul
Just as it's important to keep your physical self at its best for optimal energy in difficult or stressful circumstance, it's important to work on keeping mentally positive and emotionally healthy. We know that healing after divorce can be difficult, so we have packed this category with inspiring articles and tips to help you stay strong, calm and positive. Check out our Calendar which provides motivational exercises each month, and our many articles including meditation made easy, talk about it, and dealing with loneliness.
How to Stay Sane During a Stressful Divorce
If you are undergoing a completely amicable separation and divorce, where there are no children involved, and there is complete agreement on both sides respecting the division of assets, you may find your divorce relatively stress-free. However, where there are disputes regarding child custody or support, spousal support and/or the division of assets, separation and divorce are likely to be very stressful events. In addition to the stress regarding the resolution of the above issues, there may also be stress manifested from other factors which may come into play: your extended family may be conflicted over the situation, your own friends may feel uncomfortable with you in familiar social settings, your financial situation may become unstable and so on.
If you have a stable, long-term position with extended benefits, you may be able to take a paid stress-leave. For those women that cannot take a break from their usual responsibilities for work, child-rearing and more, there are nonetheless certain steps that can be undertaken to help lower your level of stress, so that you can keep your sanity during a difficult separation and divorce.
DivorceTalk: The Last Taboo
Welcome to the 21st century. Gone are the days when a pregnant woman could not appear on television. A magazine shoot of a topless model no longer evokes a gasp. The definition of marriage is re-defined. However, despite the exponential rise in the divorce rate, it would seem that divorce talk is the last taboo.