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Divorce

How to Reach a Child Who Rejects You After Divorce

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on October 31, 2025

You can’t control your child’s feelings and may not understand why your child has rejected you, but your behavior can invite reconnection.

You can’t control your child’s feelings and may not understand why your child has rejected you, but your behavior can invite reconnection.

Grief

How to Heal a Broken Heart

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on September 30, 2025

How does a broken heart heal? Or perhaps we should ask if we can heal a broken heart. Here are 7 tips to foster healing, recovery, and growth.

How does a broken heart heal? Or perhaps we should ask if we can heal a broken heart. Here are 7 tips to foster healing, recovery, and growth.

Divorce

How to Protect Your Children From the Impact of Divorce

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on August 5, 2025

Research on the effects of divorce on children can seem alarming. But you can build your children’s resilience and avoid the risks of long-term damage with these tips to protect them.

Research on the effects of divorce on children can seem alarming. But you can build your children’s resilience and avoid the risks of long-term damage with these tips to protect them.

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When Your Parents Don’t Support Your Divorce

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on July 1, 2025

If you face judgment, silence, or pressure from your parents during or after your divorce, understanding why can help you cope and find your strength.

If you face judgment, silence, or pressure from your parents during or after your divorce, understanding why can help you cope and find your strength.

Therapy

Can Marriage Therapy Save My Marriage?

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on June 2, 2025

There are predictors of success and failure in marital counseling. Counseling with the right therapist will help, but saving the marriage will depend on the partners.

There are predictors of success and failure in marital counseling. Counseling with the right therapist will help, but saving the marriage will depend on the partners.

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Divorcing When Pregnant or With an Infant

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on May 6, 2025

Divorce affects babies in ways that aren’t visible. Babies experience the changes, emotional upsets, and environmental changes deeply and nonverbally. Here's how, and what you can do.

Divorce affects babies in ways that aren’t visible. Babies experience the changes, emotional upsets, and environmental changes deeply and nonverbally. Here's how, and what you can do.

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“What Do I Do Now?”: The First Question After Divorce

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on April 15, 2025

Divorce feels overwhelming, but healing starts with 5 small, compassionate steps. Breathe, ground yourself, and use self-care tips. You're not alone—your next chapter starts here.

Divorce feels overwhelming, but healing starts with 5 small, compassionate steps. Breathe, ground yourself, and use self-care tips. You're not alone—your next chapter starts here.

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Should I Take or Waive Alimony or Child Support During My Divorce?

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on March 25, 2025

How do you look at financial support during divorce? As a punishment? A burden? A sign of weakness? Read on to see how it is a fair balancing of family finances, not a handout.

How do you look at financial support during divorce? As a punishment? A burden? A sign of weakness? Read on to see how it is a fair balancing of family finances, not a handout.

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Age-Appropriate Divorce Talk With Kids

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on March 2, 2025

Talking to kids about divorce needs to be keyed to their developmental and chronological age. Here are specific examples of what to say (and what to avoid) to inform and reassure them.

Talking to kids about divorce needs to be keyed to their developmental and chronological age. Here are specific examples of what to say (and what to avoid) to inform and reassure them.

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Are You Asking, 'What Did I Do Wrong to End Up Divorcing?'

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on February 3, 2025

Divorce is an opportunity to grow, heal, and rediscover yourself. By shifting from self-criticism to self-compassion, you’ll be better able to move forward with resilience and hope.

Divorce is an opportunity to grow, heal, and rediscover yourself. By shifting from self-criticism to self-compassion, you’ll be better able to move forward with resilience and hope.

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Surprising Facts and Insights About Divorce

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on January 2, 2025

Divorce is common, but it also has unexpected and surprising effects, both positive and challenging. Knowing what some of these are will help you prepare, adjust, and recover.

Divorce is common, but it also has unexpected and surprising effects, both positive and challenging. Knowing what some of these are will help you prepare, adjust, and recover.

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Surviving the Holidays Without Your Kids During and After Divorce

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on December 10, 2024

Whether you've been divorced for years or you're in the middle of your divorce now, these tips will help you survive the holidays without your children.

Whether you've been divorced for years or you're in the middle of your divorce now, these tips will help you survive the holidays without your children.

Meditation

A Powerful Tool in Divorce: Meditation

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on November 19, 2024

Meditation lowers cortisol levels, decreases activity in the amygdala, builds resilience and stress tolerance, and helps you regulate your emotions. Here's how.

Meditation lowers cortisol levels, decreases activity in the amygdala, builds resilience and stress tolerance, and helps you regulate your emotions. Here's how.

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The Allure of Celebrity Divorces

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on October 24, 2024

Our fascination with celebrity divorces reveals truths about our psychological landscape and our tendency to use these events to gain insights into our own relationships.

Our fascination with celebrity divorces reveals truths about our psychological landscape and our tendency to use these events to gain insights into our own relationships.

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8 Ways to Help a Friend Going Through a Divorce

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on September 27, 2024

Your kindness and empathy will help your friend feel less isolated, fearful, and unstable during a difficult life crisis.

Your kindness and empathy will help your friend feel less isolated, fearful, and unstable during a difficult life crisis.

Parenting

What's Best? Joint vs Shared vs Sole Child Custody

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on August 28, 2024

Shared custody arrangements are generally associated with better psychological and developmental outcomes for children compared to sole custody arrangements.

Shared custody arrangements are generally associated with better psychological and developmental outcomes for children compared to sole custody arrangements.

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Divorce Complexities When a Spouse Comes Out as Gay or Trans

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on July 24, 2024

There are unique challenges in a divorce when one spouse comes out. Understanding the dynamics and accessing information will help the family stabilize and adjust to a new reality.

There are unique challenges in a divorce when one spouse comes out. Understanding the dynamics and accessing information will help the family stabilize and adjust to a new reality.

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7 Ways to Reduce Money Conflicts in Divorce

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on June 27, 2024

Conflict is costly during divorce, and often focuses on money. Address the emotional and practical aspects of your financial settlement, to reduce stress and fear related to money.

Conflict is costly during divorce, and often focuses on money. Address the emotional and practical aspects of your financial settlement, to reduce stress and fear related to money.

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Divorce or Keep It Together? What You Need to Know

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on May 28, 2024

Think through these 9 factors to gain clarity about leaving or staying together. Trusting your emotions is important but not enough. You need realistic information too.

Think through these 9 factors to gain clarity about leaving or staying together. Trusting your emotions is important but not enough. You need realistic information too.

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What Is Your Children's Experience of Two Homes After a Divorce?

Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. on May 7, 2024

Minimize children's stress by considering their age, the relationship and level of conflict between the parents, and the distance between the two homes.

Minimize children's stress by considering their age, the relationship and level of conflict between the parents, and the distance between the two homes.