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Joke: How do you lose 220 lbs in 2023 without diet and exercise?  Divorce him! Right up there with losing some weight, getting a divorce is high on the New Years Resolution list for many. Is it [...]

I talk about financial freedom all the time. But- what does financial freedom really look like? Well- for me, it looks like this: A view of the ancient city of Toledo, Spain, spread out like a [...]

Happy New Year! I want a divorce. Sound familiar? January and February can be the start of a busy time of new divorce filings. After this crazy, Covid quarantine year- even more so! Do you wonder [...]

Are you a nurturer? Are you a mom? Have you spent most of your marriage taking care of your husband and family, and perhaps putting others’ needs ahead of your own? Welcome to the club! This [...]

So you’ve tackled your “now.”  What’s next? The next step is to start planning what the future looks like. Talk about what you each see and expect out of the next few decades. How do you want to [...]

How we manage money has a lot to do with the ‘noise in the background’- beliefs and feelings about money that we have absorbed from our families, our culture and experiences.  These attitudes can [...]

Talking about money may not be the first thing you think of as Valentine’s Day rolls around.  But consider- the primary cause of divorce isn’t what you think (although sex is a close second)- [...]

Whether you are into making New Year’s Resolutions or not, I know you have expectations for 2020. I call it, A Year of Seeing Clearly.    Especially if things aren’t working out in your marriage, [...]

I usually write this blog mostly around the question, Should I Stay or Should I Go?  Today, let’s talk about what your choices are when you’ve decided to stay. For the second time. Clients with [...]

A dear friend was just in a medical emergency situation, and needed the input of her health care proxy, her brother, to give instructions.  In this case, the decision was made to maintain her [...]