A Better Divorce

Thriving during and after your breakup.

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D.

Divorced and Disagreeing About Custody During COVID?

Worried about safety or risks when sending your kids to your ex? How to manage sharing parenting time during COVID, and what the courts say.

When to Tell Your Spouse You Want a Divorce

Knowing when to talk to your spouse can make the difference between an adversarial divorce or a respectful one. 

Co-Parenting or Parallel Parenting: How to Know What's Right

The key to successful parenting post-divorce lies in finding the ideal balance between parallel parenting and co-parenting.

Why Would Anyone Need a Divorce Coach? Here Are 7 Reasons

Overwhelmed, exhausted, or anxious about your divorce? A Divorce Coach can get you through it. Here's how a Divorce Coach can help—and how you can find a great one.

Divorce Stress, COVID, and Homeschooling? How to Manage It All

Homeschooling, divorcing, and working from home during COVID seems almost impossible. Here are ways to juggle it all.

Are You or Your Spouse Keeping Secrets During Your Divorce?

Are you harboring a secret? The discovery of lies or "lies by omission" can derail your divorce and have catastrophic long-term effects. Here are some common secrets in divorce.

What's Good About Divorce?

DIvorce usually gets a bad rap. Yes, it is hard and a crisis. But many who have divorced will tell you about the good things too.

The Essentials of a Successful Parenting Plan

A comprehensive, documented parenting plan, like a peace treaty, will help parents avoid future battles so that parenting disagreements will not escalate into conflict. Here's how.

How to Work Through the Trauma of Divorce

Talk with anyone who has been divorced, and they will likely tell you trauma took over their body, mind, and spirit. Here are 15 ways to begin to heal.

What If I Don't Want the Divorce? Can I Stop It?

What can you do when your spouse wants to divorce, and you don't? Here are some constructive steps to handle this life crisis.

How to Survive Relationship Stress During Quarantine

There is now no escape from the marital problems one could previously sweep under the rug. Marriages that were tense or rocky before COVID now face a day of reckoning.

How to Not Divorce Your Spouse's Family

You probably don't want to divorce your entire extended family. Why do in-laws feel they have to choose sides? And how can you prevent it in your divorce?

10 Ways to Have a Nasty and Expensive Divorce

Most divorcing people say they don’t want to spend a lot of money on their divorce. Here's how your choices can increase the costs and tips to help you control them.

Marital counseling can help save your relationship or ensure that you are making the right decision if you divorce.

What Does It Take to Save Your Marriage From Divorce?

Is your marriage in trouble? Hoping to avoid divorce? Don't wait till it's too late to go to counseling! Know what you're getting into and what to expect. It will help.

How Long Will My Divorce Take? (I Want It Done Fast!)

Hoping to get your divorce done fast? There are important reasons why rushing is not a good idea.

Divorcelings: Misunderstood and Maybe Dangerous in Divorce

"Divorcelings" disrupt the divorce and drive up costs because they are hurt. There are long-term effects of their behavior, and there are ways to help them.

Seven Reasons People Stay in a Marriage That Doesn't Work

Why is it so hard to leave your marriage when you have been unhappy for years?

6 Rules of Engagement for Your Divorce

Intense emotions are normal during a divorce. The "emotional divorce" and "legal divorce" are different, but they will be easier with these rules.

Dread Telling Your Kids About Your Divorce? Here's How

You've decided to divorce. Now what? You need to let your kids know, and the conversation will be easier if you are prepared.

The Absolute Hardest Thing About Divorce

Divorcing is difficult, painful, and scary. But people report many different "hardest things" about divorce. It helps to know what to expect.

How to Not Go Crazy While Sheltering in Place

Boredom, frustration, and anger amplified by relationship problems can make you feel out of control. These tips can help when you're climbing the walls.

Relationships in Quarantine: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Relationships can suffer in lockdown, especially if divorce was already on the horizon. A few tips to help you survive.

COVID Divorce: Has Your Divorce Process Stalled Now?

The coronavirus adds a new layer of worry and anxiety to an already stressful divorce process. If you're stuck at home, you can still finish your divorce with these 10 steps.

Caught by the Coronavirus Crisis During Your Divorce?

Caught by the pandemic in the middle of your separation or divorce? What to expect and how to deal with the additional stress.

Why Do People Divorce?

There is plenty of research, but the results are inconsistent. And some of the reasons may surprise you.

Plan together and agree on what you'll say.

How to Tell Your Kids You’re Getting a Separation or Divorce

10 tips on how to talk to your kids about your upcoming separation or divorce. Doing it right can have long-term payoffs for their relationships and mental health.

4 Reasons to Have Sex With Your Ex (or Not)

Thinking about sex with your ex? It isn’t necessarily right or wrong... but is it right or wrong for you? Here are four factors to consider.

How You Can Shape Your Children’s Story of Your Divorce

Three factors shape your children's story of their parents' divorce. Knowing this, there are things you can do to help them build a healthy story of resilience.

Understanding the Effects of High-Conflict Divorce on Kids

How to support your children's future success and well-being.

5 Steps to Recover From a Divorce

Divorce recovery takes months or years. How it unfolds depends on many factors, including how complicated your marriage and divorce have been. Here are some helpful steps.

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