Contemplating Divorce

Whether you should stay or go.

Susan Pease Gadoua is an author, therapist, with expertise in the area of divorce. See full bio

November 22, 2009

Making the Best of Some Bad Times During the Holidays - The Art of Under-indulging

The holidays are said to be, "the most wonderful time of the year," but, for single people, those in bad relationships and the unemployed or underemployed, the holidays only serve to highlight pain. Read More

November 16, 2009

Unresolved Grief Following Divorce Can Be Deadly

What you can't be with won't let you be... Read More

November 15, 2009

Divorce Doesn't Harm Children - Parents Fighting Harms Children

Would you stay in a bad marriage "for the kids" if you knew it was harming them? Read More

November 7, 2009

Don't Expect Co-parenting to be Easy Following Divorce

If you are seriously considering divorce, you should expect that your co-parenting relationship will be the same (or perhaps even worse) than when you were married. Read More

November 4, 2009

Chasing His Potential "'Til Death Do You Part"

Is the man you love who you want him to be TODAY, or are you focusing on what you know he "could be some day?" Read More

October 25, 2009

How NOT to Tell Your Spouse You Want Out

Hit and runs cause the most wreckage when leaving a marriage. Read More

October 18, 2009

The Grass is NOT Always Greener So Look Before You Leap

Are the problems in your marriage really worth leaving over or can they be worked out? Read More

October 12, 2009

Five Needs Every Marriage Has

Learn about the five needs happy marriages satisfy. Read More

October 7, 2009

We Live in a Single-ist Society

I just read a PT blog post by Bella DePaulo's about the inequities between being married and being single and I have to tell you, I think she's got a point. I'm glad Ms. DePaulo is speaking out about it. Read More

September 30, 2009

Divorce-a-phobes (not divorces) are toxic to society!

The other morning, I read an AP article which quoted Brian Wilcox, the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, as saying "[divorce is] basically a social and environmental toxin." Read More

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