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How to advocate for yourself during a divorce

By Ann Cerney | Oct 9, 2024

As a skilled mediator, divorce coach, and co-parenting counselor, I often witness the emotional turmoil that accompanies divorce. Advocating for yourself and children during this time is crucial, regardless of your background or circumstances. I often share with my clients how important advocating is when you are going through the divorce process, and here are a few suggestions…

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Understanding Discernment Counseling: A Path to Clarity and Resolution

By Ann Cerney | Sep 15, 2023

Life is full of uncertainties and challenges, especially when it comes to making important decisions about our relationships. Whether it be contemplating the future of a troubled marriage, considering separation or divorce, or simply feeling confused about the best course of action, discernment counseling can offer valuable guidance and support. In this blog post, we…

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“My Child Refuses To See Me After Our Divorce”

By Ann Cerney | Jun 21, 2022

During and after divorce, and often leading up to it, the family system is stressed. Parents and children cope with this stress in many different ways, some adaptive and others very dysfunctional. If your child is resisting or refusing to spend time with you, it is not only heartbreaking, but also confusing. Legal and mental…

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Who, When, What: 3 Tips for Telling Children About Divorce

By Ann Cerney | Apr 4, 2022

The day parents talk to their children about their separation will be a day pressed into the memory of most kids.  Most remember vividly where they were in the room, the words that were used, and who was present. That’s why it’s really important to think hard about what you’re going to tell them and…

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Marriage and divorce

Are You Ready To Leave Your Marriage?

By Ann Cerney | Mar 16, 2022

It’s one of the most gut-wrenching decisions that any conscientious adult comes up against – deciding whether to leave your marriage. When marriages suffer, most people twist and turn on this decision for years, painfully sliding up and down the scale of indecision, self-doubt, and ambivalence. Thing is, there is no sure-fire mechanism, or assessment,…

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Co-Parent after Divorce

How Do You Co-Parent After Divorce When You Don’t Trust Your Ex?

By Ann Cerney | Mar 2, 2022

Are you suspicious of your ex? Everything they say seems calculated, manipulative, and inauthentic? You no longer trust them. Whether it was a slow leak, or the trust was shattered abruptly in your marriage, it is now absent. Now that you have determined that your ex is no longer worthy of your trust as an…

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Co-Parenting and Divorce

Co-Parenting Tips During Divorce

By Ann Cerney | Jan 24, 2022

Let’s talk about the hardest part of divorce – co-parenting. Sure, divorce can rain chaos in many other areas of your life, dividing bank accounts, muddling friendships, sucking focus and attention, and pummeling your confidence.  After the divorce, you can make more money, find better friends, get more rest, hit the gym or yoga mat,…

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Women after divorce

BEST Future For Women After Divorce

By Ann Cerney | Jan 4, 2022

When you’re getting divorced, you are faced with a major change, and you have a choice to make. It’s about how you are going to show up. How will you show up for your divorce? This decision will have a shadow effect on how you show up for your job, your kids, your friends and…

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How to be a Co-Parent After Your Divorce

By Ann Cerney | Dec 9, 2021

Divorce is one of the most stressful life events. If a couple has children, they will have lifelong contact because of events in the children’s lives even when they are grown. With some guidance, you and your ex can learn co-parenting skills that will improve the emotional future of you and your children. Consider Current Family…

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