Posts by Laura Bonarrigo

Comparison is at the root of our pain. When we begin comparing our lives to our ex's lives, we begin to forge unhealthy thoughts and opinions about ourselves. We begin to feel less-than, especially women in divorce. There are all sorts of reasons to justify this behavior. But, none of them will help you move on with your life. Stop comparing and start growing... here are a few secrets to moving on...
5/31/2023 4:00:00 AM
Every divorce begins with an ideal vision of a better life. Underneath it’s usually colored by fear and anger but the gloss on the vision is love. People going through divorce are looking for love. Why else go through such an experience? In order to reach your ideal vision, we have to set the stage for your new life. Here are 5 unavoidable post divorce passages you need to face before you can get that...
2/21/2020 8:00:00 AM
There’s never a good time to dissolve a marriage. Especially as a parent. With family time - holidays, the school schedule, a birthday or long-awaited vacation - the timing to breakup never seems right. You question hurting the kids and it becomes easier to push your pain further and further into the future. It doesn’t matter if that decision is being made because of a cheating spouse, the mundane...
12/5/2018 8:00:00 AM
Dating after divorce in the hopes of finding true love can be a difficult experience. It’s not just the fact that you’re older or nervous, tired of rejection and being pushed aside by so many options these days. No matter what you’re saying to yourself, anybody divorced, anyone dating a divorcé really, is riddled with a whole host of questions like a reporter sussing out a lead… “What broke them apart?...
10/18/2018 7:00:00 AM
I hold a somewhat unpopular view on cheaters and being cheated on. I see little difference between being the one who goes outside the bounds of a committed relationship and being the one whose been cheated on even though it might not seem that way in the moment. My opinion is that both people are looking to regain their self-worth, dignity, and self-respect during and after the affair. Both people...
6/29/2018 7:00:00 AM