Children suffer a wide range of trauma symptoms when they are forcibly separated from their parents. Hello and welcome back! We’ve been talking about some very interesting new research that shows the traumatic effects of forcibly separating children from their parents. In the previous article, we looked at what the specific effects, both long term […]
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How Can Kids Heal When Divorced Parents in Movies Always Get Back Together?
The movies aren’t anything like real life – but kids struggle to make those distinctions, so it can be very hard for them to separate reality from fantasy. Kids’ movies are usually unrealistic. The princess always gets her prince, the endings are always happy, and everyone always gets what they wished for in the end. […]
At Certain Ages, Divorce Can be Even More Traumatic For Kids! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for the wrap up of this discussion on how divorce can be more traumatic for children at certain ages. As we discussed in the previous article, children seem to be most affected by their parent’s divorce between the ages of 2 and 12. However, there are […]
At Certain Ages, Divorce Can be Even More Traumatic For Kids! (Pt 1)
Kids who come from homes with divorced parents are not rare these days. With the divorce rate as high as it is, a huge number of children have divorced parents in Michigan, and Oakland County is no different. Many, if not most of them, are fine (or will be fine after they process the […]
What Do I Do With My Engagement Ring After My Divorce? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this discussion on what to do with your engagement ring after you get divorced. It can be a tricky decision for many women to make, as they struggle to find a road between obligation, sentimentality and heartbreak. In truth, engagement rings mean different things to different […]
The Importance of Moving on And Letting go After a Divorce
“Regrets collect like old friends, Here to relive your darkest moments, I can see no way, I can see no way And all of the ghouls come out to play…” Florence and the Machine said it best. When your heart has been broken and someone you loved hurt you in ways that you […]
Parental Alienation is a Growing Problem in Michigan Divorces!
Parental Alienation, which is described as the heartbreaking social dynamic in which a child feels and expresses a very strong dislike (and sometimes even hatred) for one of their parents. It’s an issue that usually develops during or after a high conflict divorce, because of parental bullying and manipulation. And according to the stats, […]
Did You Know That Divorce Can Actually Be Good For You?
Here at our Oakland County office, we help a lot of people get through their divorces. Sometimes we have the pleasure of running into them again later on, and finding out how they’re doing. Invariably, when asked how life is treating them since their divorce, the answer we get is “Wonderfully!” In many of […]
Emotional Affairs – Is It Still Cheating If There’s No Sex?
In the not too distant past, an affair had a very specific meaning: extramarital sex. For someone to be accused of “having an affair,” it meant they had a physical (usually sexual) relationship with a person other than their spouse. In recent years, however, that concept has evolved to include other types of infidelity, […]
Can Illness Lead To Divorce?
When we recite our wedding vows most of us are so focused on our beloved’s smile right in front of us, and daydreams of a wonderful life ahead of us, that we tend to breeze right through some of those heftier commitments. Things like, “in sickness and in health“, which sounds like a kind […]
