Hello Everyone, My name is Stuart, I am 27 years old and up until 5 weeks ago I was happily married with a two year old child, 5 weeks later the love of my life is gone, as is my house and immediate access to my child. My wife, Becky is the same age as…
I’ll never forget my first meeting with a client I’ll call Nancy. She was in her early 50s, with two kids in high school, and was a partner at a prominent law firm. She and her husband, a successful executive, had been married for 25 years. For Nancy, the split came as a bolt out of the blue—and…
“I knew going in that being a single parent would be one of the toughest jobs I’d ever have. I’d been a talk-show host, actor, comic, and on and on, but this gig was going to be my defining moment.” Arsenio Hall Each of our lives is made up of a series of defining moments. Moments…
As I sit down to write this, I am still asking myself the question – when is enough – enough? I have been involved with my wife for over 30 years. We started out as friends, which turned into romance and then marriage. We have been married for 24 years and have 4 children. When…
My husband and I have recently decided to separate. It has been a brutal process to get to this point and we both feel that we need some time apart to really figure out if we are “done.” We mutually decided that he would get an apartment nearby and I would stay in the house…
It’s been a long road, and you are now in this place of upheaval. You and your spouse have decided to end the relationship, or that decision was forced upon you. Amidst the myriad of emotions you are facing, you are wondering what to do next. It’s a scary proposition. Life as you know it…
With the New Year finally arriving many singles are turning to matchmakers to help them with their love life. With all the dating apps out there why might one hire a professional matchmaker? For starters, all matchmaking clients are screened and approved meaning everyone looks like their photos unlike dating apps where there are several…
These days it’s becoming more common for married couples who are over the age of 50 to divorce. It has even been given its own name: the Gray Divorce. While many of the legal implications remain the same, there are a number of specific things to consider for someone who is considering a divorce at this…
At some point after the divorce, you will start to think about dating again. Your feelings about it will likely be complex and probably all over the map. On a particularly lonely Friday night after a long work week, you might wish for the companionship of another. On other days, you might feel like the last thing…
A couple of years ago, a coaching client taught me a new word: Kintsukuroi (golden joinery) also known as Kintsugi (golden repair), which is the Japanese term for art of repairing ceramics with gold. I like the poetry of “there is strength and beauty in the breaks”. Times of adversity are a challenge depending on…