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Category Archives: Divorce Health & Wellness
Your Massachusetts Divorce Support Team – Tips to Find the Right Therapist
While the thought of trying to choose a psychotherapist might seem intimidating or even overwhelming, it is not as difficult as you think. If you have ever picked a date for the prom, a baby sitter for your children, or a car to purchase, then you already know you are able to make choices. That’s good news at least. If you are considering a Massachusetts divorce or are in the middle of one, then you may want to consider adding a mental health professional to your support team. If you do not think you would benefit from therapy, well according [...]
Talking With Your Kids About Your Divorce – Podcast
As if getting a Massachusetts divorce wasn’t already stressful, once you and your spouse decide that is where you are heading you need to talk to the children about the transitions ahead. Talking with your kids about your divorce can be a sad and stressful conversation. Many of our clients are anxious about this, yet with some planning it can go smoothly and you will be better prepared. Previously, I wrote a blogpost on Telling Your Kids About Your Divorce. I had a lot of good feedback on this post from parents. Because this topic so frequently comes up [...]
Telling Your Kids About Your Divorce
By Stephen F. McDonough, Massachusetts Divorce Attorney & Mediator at The Divorce Collaborative LLC. I would also like to acknowledge two experienced and caring mental health practitioners that I frequently work with, Dr. Sandy Portnoy and Betsy Ross, LICSW, CGP. They provided insights about this topic during many divorce mediation and collaborative divorce sessions. And you thought the birds and bees talk was going to be stressful. Telling your children about your divorce is a difficult conversation that parents dread. Basically, the key to speaking to your children about your divorce is the same as if you were painting a room [...]
What’s New at The Divorce Collaborative LLC
I have received thousands of emails (OK, only a few) asking about the lack of recent blog posts. Not to worry, all is well. The last couple of months I have been working on some internal things at the firm, including updating forms and creating some new procedures to improve how we help our divorcing clients. Getting the Bedford, MA office set up also took some time away from blogging. In November, I attended the MILOFEST (Macs in Law Offices) Conference in Orlando for the 2nd year in a row. Attorney Victor Medina from the Princeton, NJ area did a [...]
Ready, Set, Divorce! – 4 Steps to a Better Massachusetts Divorce
By guest-blogger Betsy Ross, MSW, Divorce Coach You probably wouldn’t go on vacation without first figuring out where you want to go, what you’ll need to pack, how long to be away, and how to get there. Likewise, you wouldn’t buy a house without first considering the size of the house you’ll need, which neighborhoods would be suitable, what your budget is, etc. Just like preparing for a vacation or house hunting, it can be helpful to do some planning to better prepare for your Massachusetts divorce. So, before heading into the office of a skillful mediator, collaborative attorney or [...]
Divorce and Parenting – 10 Steps to Make it Successful From Your Child’s Point of View
For children – no matter what age – divorce can be a major source of distress. The article below was written by Betsy Ross, an experienced therapist and divorce coach from Sharon, Massachusetts. At The Divorce Collaborative LLC in Franklin, MA, Betsy is frequently part of the mediation process for couples that select the firm’s comprehensive fixed-fee mediation program or a collaborative divorce. Betsy wrote the article below from the child’s point of view – a point of view that should be of paramount importance for divorcing or post-divorce couples. I hope you find the article helpful, and [...]
Divorce and Health Insurance – Don’t Be Left Out With a Cold!
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Select the Right Pros For Your Massachusetts Divorce
If you are contemplating a divorce in Massachusetts, take the time to carefully select your professional support team. With the economy still taking its toll, it can be tempting to try and get through your divorce on the chap or even without any help at all. Remember when you thought about saving for a rainy day or an emergency? This is it - and you should be careful when hiring people to help you through your divorce. Sure, it might be tempting to hire someone based on price, or maybe even try to get through the process without a [...]
Massachusetts Divorce Mediator & Lawyer Provides Tips to Improve Spousal Communications
Spring has sprung in the Norfolk-Franklin-Medfield, Massachusetts area. Easter will be here soon, the local overflowing rivers will return to their proper places, baseball season is only a few weeks away, and thoughts turn to improving our communication skills with our spouses or significant others. OK, I made the last part up. As a divorce lawyer, mediator, and husband, I know a thing or two about spousal communications. One thing I know is that my wife should really improve her skills in this area, as I am of course close to perfection. Seriously though, communication between partners [...]
Divorce, Sociopath Style by Stephen McDonough, Esq.
According to the research, you are likely NOT a sociopath. Although that is great news for all of us, you may, however, be a little grumpy, yearning for warmer weather, and overworked - oh wait, that’s me. Nevermind. So why all this crazy talk? I was reading fellow Massachusetts divorce lawyer Nancy Van Tine’s blog, and she had an interesting post which I think all ya’ll should read. (Please note, I have included the phrase “all y’all” as a shout out to fans of The Divorce Collaborative LLC in – or from – North Carolina). Nancy’s post Sociopaths Among [...]
