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Standing Your Ground in Child Custody Cases – Episode 215 of the Divorce University Online Podcast. Often in child custody cases, we see one parent who is sick and tired of the other parent’s crap! Can you relate? But being overly inflexible can also increase conflict and cause you to look uncooperative to the Court. […]

Start Creating – Episode 214 of the Divorce University Online Podcast. Last week, we focused on how to stop negative thoughts. However, once you’ve accomplished stopping the negative thoughts, how do you move forward into creating the life you want? How do you make a permanent shift in your mindset that allows you to build

Stop Imagining – Episode 213 of the Divorce University Online Podcast. Are you constantly worried about “what if”? What if I lose custody? What if the Court gets it wrong? What if I don’t have enough money to cover my bills? Many divorcing people are plagued by “what if” simply because divorce is such an

Everybody Hates Me – Episode 212 of the Divorce University Online Podcast. Many times people are in a terrible state of mind in the beginning of their divorce or child custody case. That can lead to some equally terrible behavior. If you make this mistake, it can start to feel like everybody hates you, from

Every Problem Has a Solution – Episode 211 of the Divorce University Online Podcast. In divorce or child custody issues, much of the discussion centers on who is to blame for various problems. To solve problems, we need solutions, not blame. In this episode we talk about how to reframe your thinking into focusing on

Marital Hatred – Episode 210 of the Divorce University Online Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the concept of “Marital Hatred”, a term coined by a therapist named Terrence Real. According to Real, there is a certain amount of hatred for your spouse that is normal in a marriage. But as many of us have

The Divorce Storm – Episode 209 of the Divorce University Online Podcast. We weather many “storms” in our life. Sometimes they are physical storms such as natural disasters and sometimes they are emotional storms. In this episode, we draw some parallels between the two and discuss the critical need to make the right decision at

Men vs. Women – Episode 208 of the Divorce University Online Podcast. As men and women, we come at life from very different perspectives. As we work with divorcing couples, we see recurring parents of conflict that comes during the relationship, at the point of breakup, and especially after the split. And yet, the Court

The Humbling Experience of Raising Children – Episode 207 of the Divorce University Online Podcast. When we’re new to parenting we have a vision of the future with our children. But what happens when your vision meets your reality, and they look nothing alike. No one signs up to be a parent half the time.