Divorce Doula http://divorcedoula.me Welcome to the After Wife Wed, 22 Jul 2015 08:15:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.8 Same-sex marriage, divorce and love in the second act http://divorcedoula.me/same-sex-marriage-divorce-and-love-in-the-second-act/ http://divorcedoula.me/same-sex-marriage-divorce-and-love-in-the-second-act/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2015 03:54:05 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=1001 I was on Twitter this morning & realized that I retweeted an article outlining 7 signs that you should divorce right after I sent a tweet celebrating the Supreme Court of the United States’ historic ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. I had to smile: in my world, marriage is followed by divorce in 140 characters […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/same-sex-marriage-divorce-and-love-in-the-second-act/feed/ 0 Divorce Doula has been “compromised” (and not in the way that she likes) http://divorcedoula.me/divorce-doula-has-been-compromised-and-not-in-the-way-that-she-likes/ http://divorcedoula.me/divorce-doula-has-been-compromised-and-not-in-the-way-that-she-likes/#comments Sat, 16 May 2015 18:12:36 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=993 Please note that someone has hacked into my blog and placed tempting yet inappropriate hyperlinks on my pages. Please do not click on these links. The site is undergoing a little upgrade and I look forward to sharing more tales from The After Wife with you shortly. Thanks! Pam

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/divorce-doula-has-been-compromised-and-not-in-the-way-that-she-likes/feed/ 0 Welcome to the Afterwife http://divorcedoula.me/welcome-to-the-afterwife/ http://divorcedoula.me/welcome-to-the-afterwife/#comments Tue, 12 May 2015 19:38:10 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=984 One of my favourite photos is of my youngest son & I, taken on a beach in Ixtapa, Mexico. He’s just turned 4 years old and I am holding his tiny body next to mine with one arm. We’re looking at each other and laughing as the waves crash around us. The photo was taken […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/welcome-to-the-afterwife/feed/ 1 Why did we divorce anyway? Hint: it wasn’t about sex, power or money http://divorcedoula.me/977/ http://divorcedoula.me/977/#comments Sat, 09 May 2015 15:51:57 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=977 Today I am honoured to share a guest post from a truly amazing teacher, spirit and guide, therapist Michael Talbot-Kelly. I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Michael (or MTK, as he’s known) at a retreat this Spring and his unique brand of wholistic psychotherapy, spiritual storytelling and compassion helped me through a […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/977/feed/ 1 Happy anti-versary to me: the 5 most important things I’ve learned since my divorce http://divorcedoula.me/the-5-most-important-things-ive-learned-in-the-5-years-since-my-divorce/ http://divorcedoula.me/the-5-most-important-things-ive-learned-in-the-5-years-since-my-divorce/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2015 00:16:00 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=954 A special man sent me a text this morning wishing me a happy 5th anniversary. It wasn’t OUR anniversary he was recognizing but the 5th anniversary of my divorce . It’s hard to believe that it’s been 5 years since my marriage ended (not to mention that it was on this day 20 years ago that […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/the-5-most-important-things-ive-learned-in-the-5-years-since-my-divorce/feed/ 10 So, you got a divorce for Christmas. Now what? http://divorcedoula.me/got-divorce-christmas-now/ http://divorcedoula.me/got-divorce-christmas-now/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:46:30 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=945 Ah, Christmas! A time of family and togetherness, presents and memories. But for some couples it’s also time for a reality check on where their marriage is at and for many, it’s time for a divorce. The first week of January is one of the busiest times for divorce and family lawyers. Limping through the […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/got-divorce-christmas-now/feed/ 0 My favourite books of 2014 http://divorcedoula.me/favourite-books-2014-canadian-girls-kick-ass/ http://divorcedoula.me/favourite-books-2014-canadian-girls-kick-ass/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:48:05 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=909 I’m what most people would call a Book Worm. I read somewhere between 35-40 books a year; some for review, some for reference but mostly for pleasure. If I happen to find myself with a free afternoon or knocked out by the flu, reading is my Netflix; I will happily binge read an entire book […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/favourite-books-2014-canadian-girls-kick-ass/feed/ 0 Guest post: Ian Oliver on dating after divorce, relationships and the holidays http://divorcedoula.me/guest-post-ian-oliver-dating-divorce-relationships-holidays/ http://divorcedoula.me/guest-post-ian-oliver-dating-divorce-relationships-holidays/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:37:00 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=936 In addition to being an unofficial Divorce Doula dispensing advice and offering resources for The Afterwife, I am also a bit of a Dating Doula I have been on literally dozens (maybe hundreds? I should check my spreadsheet) of dates; some good, some great, some never again. Does that qualify me as an expert? Probably not, […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/guest-post-ian-oliver-dating-divorce-relationships-holidays/feed/ 0 New family, new traditions http://divorcedoula.me/new-family-new-traditions/ http://divorcedoula.me/new-family-new-traditions/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 04:51:02 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=923 We set up our Christmas tree tonight and true to family tradition, it is topped not with an angel or star but a sea creature. One year it was a Purple Squid. The next, a Great White Shark named Pizza. This year, a Manta Ray tops our tree. Our Christmas tree is as untraditional as […]

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]]> http://divorcedoula.me/new-family-new-traditions/feed/ 6 For the love of books – technology and the new age of reading http://divorcedoula.me/love-reading-windy-friends-interactive-storybooks-children/ http://divorcedoula.me/love-reading-windy-friends-interactive-storybooks-children/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 20:31:10 +0000 http://divorcedoula.me/?p=912 As a single parent and work at home mom (WAHM) I often struggle with how to keep my kids entertained & engaged while I go about the business of running the household & a business.  The fantasy: they will lose themselves in a book or an art project for an hour while I prepare dinner […]

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