by Jamie Daniel-Farrell | Dec 19, 2017 | Coping During the Holidays, divorce and the holidays
Need some helpful tips to get you through this holiday season? Getting through the holidays while going through a divorce can be a huge emotional hurdle. It feels like triggers are everywhere: holiday shoppers, music and movies, couples holding hands, and memories of...
by Jamie Daniel-Farrell | Dec 4, 2017 | Coping During the Holidays, divorce and the holidays
Are you setting healthy boundaries with your ex during the holidays? Or do shoulds, outdated obligations and unhelpful thought patterns get in your way? A friend of mine came to me struggling with her holiday plans. It was to be her second Christmas since she and her...
by Jamie Daniel-Farrell | Dec 16, 2016 | Coping with Divorce, divorce and the holidays, holiday stress
It’s the middle of the night in December, and I can’t sleep. Sitting in the darkness with the glare of my laptop blinding me, my thoughts drift to my three sons. The youngest is sleeping soundly in his bed. His two older brothers are away at college. Apart...
by Jamie Daniel-Farrell | Dec 5, 2016 | Coping with Divorce, divorce and the holidays
Are you contemplating whether you should file for divorce now or wait until after the holiday season? You and your spouse have decided to divorce, and up until now, you’ve kept this decision between you. Thanksgiving has come and gone. But sometime between then...
by Jamie Daniel-Farrell | Nov 16, 2016 | Coping During the Holidays, divorce and the holidays
Getting through the holidays while going through the holidays while going through a divorce can be a huge emotional hurdle. It feels like triggers are everywhere: holiday shoppers, music and movies, couples holding hands, and memories of yesterday’s traditions....
by Jamie Daniel-Farrell | Nov 9, 2015 | Coping During the Holidays, divorce and the holidays, Divorce Recovery, life transitions
(Photograph by Sweta Meininger) “A single rose can be my garden….a single friend, my world.” ~ Leo Buscaglia Going through the holiday season after suffering a divorce or breakup, forgive my French, sucks. Hearing the holiday music playing in stores...
