Archive - Divorce Untangled

The Family Divorce

Going through a divorce is likely to be one of the toughest experiences you will ever tackle. By staying strong, and with good support, you can emerge…

Jul 19, 2023 •

Why Divorce is Like a Grieving Process (Or, Not)

Divorce is like a death in the family, except no one is bringing you food. I suggest that you start treating it like the huge loss that it is, so that…

Jul 13, 2023 •

June 2022

A ‘Pull from the Future, Not a Push from the Past’

If you’re having trouble reading the headlines these days, I understand how you feel. It’s tough to take in all the news about the consequences of…

Jun 14, 2022 •

May 2022

How Does ‘Gray Divorce’ Affect Adult Children?

In her seminal book Home Will Never be the Same Again, marriage, family, and child therapist Carol Hughes talks about the emotional impact of divorce on…

May 17, 2022 •

Talking with Your Children About Collaborative Divorce

As bad as divorce can be for the couple going through it, that’s nothing compared to how it can negatively impact their children. At least the couple…

May 3, 2022 •

April 2022

How Long Should You Grieve After a Divorce?

When it comes to grief, how long is too long? After debate that lasted well over a decade, the American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic manual…

Apr 19, 2022 •

How Emotional Agility Can Help You Navigate Divorce

When someone tells me that they are considering divorce, I often suggest that their first call shouldn’t be to a lawyer. Rather, I say that investing in…

Apr 5, 2022 •

March 2022

Why Does Collaborative Divorce Seem Like Such a Contradiction?

A new colleague reached out to me the other day with a question: The concept of Collaborative Divorce has been around for 30 years. Why haven’t more…

Mar 15, 2022 •

How to Support Friends or Family Through Their Divorce

Recent research reveals that couples who have supportive friends and family members are more likely to divorce.

Mar 1, 2022 •

February 2022

The 4 Ways to Divorce

Is there such a thing as a “good” divorce? Like a lot of things in life, it depends on how you define it.

Feb 15, 2022 •

Taking Care of Yourself on Valentine’s Day

When a marriage is falling apart, Valentine's Day can be a lonely time. If you’ve already split up, or even if you’re in the middle of the process, it…

Feb 1, 2022 •

January 2022

Thinking About Divorce as a Collaboration

When it comes to divorce, movies tend to get a lot of things wrong. That’s what was so refreshing about Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach’s film about a…

Jan 18, 2022 •

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