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02 11 2015

Divorce and the Three-Legged Stool: Life Lessons for Children

Divorce's three legged-stool is honesty, courage, and resilience

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Share Via Without a doubt, sharing the information with your children that Mom and Dad are ending their marriage ranks among the hardest conversations imaginable. No matter what the reasons are for ending your marriage, both of you hope and wish your children to be emotionally safe. The Children’s Divorce One of the most important […]

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08 19 2014

Children’s Bill of Rights When Their Parents Divorce

BJ Mann courage, honesty, parenting, resiliency

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Share Via During mediation with clients who have children, I always point to an empty chair and say, “Let’s imagine that your children are sitting right here and listening to every word.” When the mediation discussion gets difficult, I remind clients that it is a learning opportunity for them as parents. Children take their behavior […]

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03 14 2014

Some of the Most Beautiful Gifts Come in Ugly Wrapping Paper

BJ Mann books, courage, healing, honesty, resiliency

Sometimes the Best Gifts Come in Ugly Wrapping Paper

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Share Via Over the many years I have helped clients end their marriages, I am frequently the only one in the room holding the possibility of their future happiness. Regardless of why the marriage is ending, there is always sadness and mourning. It’s not what couples imagined when they walked down the wedding aisle. Divorce […]

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02 07 2014

The Five Stages of Divorce

BJ Mann courage, healing, honesty, resiliency

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Share Via Many people liken the end of a marriage to a death, and, in many respects, that is accurate. It is the end of a dream and a vision that had sustained you for a long time. There have been many comparisons to the five stages of death described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in her […]

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