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 people heard of it? It’s a fair question. Collaborative Divorce isn’t yet a household word, and I think it’s partly because the term itself causes a bit of cognitive dissonance. Those two seemingly opposite ideas sitting so close to each other … [Read more...] about Why Does Collaborative Divorce Seem Like Such a Contradiction
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How to Support Family or Friends Through Their Divorce
Recent research reveals that couples who have supportive friends and family members are more likely to divorce. No, that last part wasn’t a typo. A study of 7,321 couples published last year in the Journal of Family Issues found that couples who reported having strong emotional support outside their marriage were more likely to split up. “Individuals who feel they can count on emotional … [Read more...] about How to Support Family or Friends Through Their Divorce
