For two months now, the internet has been gripped with news that Tom Sandoval, Bravo TV personality and Vanderpump Rules veteran cast mate, cheated on his long time girlfriend Ariana Madix... with her best friend and fellow cast mate Raquel. In brief description: the...
Relationships
How a Good Night’s Rest Can Ease Your Day’s Stress
It’s funny how something seemingly so fundamental can become so neglected as we grow older. Sleep being an important part of your day is not a revolutionary concept. As children, our parents gave us bed times to ensure we got the necessary amount of rest to be...
Love May Be Blind, But Divorce Shouldn’t Be
For the readers who haven’t been consumed by Netflix’s reality TV dating show, Love is Blind, allow me to briefly fill you in. Netflix takes some singles – half of each sex – under the guise of an experiment to find out whether people can fall in love without having...
Tom v. Gisele
It was recently announced that Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen were proceeding with a divorce. This wasn’t terribly surprising as the gossip columns had been talking about their marital problems for several months. Mr. Brady initially retired from professional football...
Supporting Adult Children Post-Divorce
You and your husband have been married for 20 years and share two children. One night, after your children--who were fifteen and fourteen years old at the time--had gone to bed, you and your husband sat down at the dinner table to discuss your marriage. Things were...
“Grey Divorces” shouldn’t cause Gray Days
She kept warm meals on the table for 54 years, he brought home the bacon. He made all the investment decisions and she picked out his clothes for work almost everyday. They raised their children and have seen three generations grow before their eyes. This couple has...
Trust is a Fickle Thing
Love is something sought by all. To be loved is one of the greatest things a person can experience. From the love of a partner, or a spouse, or your own children, to the love of friends and family, we all seek to be loved. However, a significant part of love is the...
Good, Bad, or Somewhere in Between
I had a conversation recently with some friends about the old question of whether people are by nature good or evil or somewhere in between. One friend tended to fall into the group of people that think that humans are either good or evil. The other views humankind...
The Courtroom Stage: What We Can Learn from the Stars
The internet is ablaze with the publicized trial of Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard. While it’s easy to look at popular TV shows and movies for what a courtroom is meant to look like, footage of an actual trial is captivating the public with the very real application of...
Gaslighting and Divorce
"You're overreacting." "I never said that." "You're the one who's being unreasonable." If your spouse or partner is trying to gaslight you, you might be all too familiar with the above phrases and others like them. If the gaslighting is happening during the course of...