Author: Dr. Anne Brown
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Support: A Curse or a Blessing? (by: Dr. Anne Brown PhD, RN CS)
It really is up to you every day whether you see support as a curse or a blessing! Whether you are the giver or the receiver, I recommend you reframe it as a blessing. Is this easy? Of course not! However, if you actually go through the trauma of getting divorced and you stay married…
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Post-Divorce Recovery or Crash Landing (by: Dr. Anne Brown PhD, RN CS)
It’s April, your divorce papers are signed, and it’s a new chapter, scary, exciting, change, and your choice if you recover or crash land! Should you choose the Olympics of drugs and alcohol, sex, gambling, or any form of acting out, because “well I am free,” “it is so tempting,” I deserve it, “look what…
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Should We Get Divorced? (by: Dr. Anne Brown PhD, RN CS)
Honor your children by fighting for your marriage and if you decide to divorce, do it with dignity! If you are at the point of asking this question, you have some distinctions to consider. If you have children, you want to be able to have an answer for them when they ask you “why did…
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Prepare for Divorce (by: Dr. Anne Brown PhD, RN CS)
“Getting divorced just because you don’t love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do”. Zsa Zsa Gabor Assuming you and your partner have fought for your marriage and you now have decided to get divorced, it is time to move forward. I hope you both know why your marriage…
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Dating After Divorce
Whether this is your first time in the dating world or you are newly divorced and entering the dating world, there are some steps you can take to help guard against divorce. There are no guarantees and why not do everything you can to live happily ever after with that someone special? Guess what: those…
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6 Must Read Tips for a Healthy Divorce
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” ~ Bob Marley 1. Fight for your Marriage This tip is probably the most important for a good divorce. If you have worked hard in workshops, individual and couple’s therapy, with your spiritual advisors, and you still feel you need…
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Top Five New Year’s Resolutions To Wake Up America
It is 2016 and we are seriously off track! 1. Delete Hate Today, beginning today, please, we must all stop saying, writing, cheering, promoting, and engaging in hate. It is such a sign of fear, ignorance, insecurity, prejudice, and an outdated belief. We need different ideas, backgrounds, beliefs, and traditions in order to be better…
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The Power of Conversation For Married Couple
“Marriage is not a noun, it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get, it’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day”. ~Barbara De Angelis Keep the couple juicy! The next time you are in a restaurant look around at the tables and see what is going on with families and…
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The Power of Conversation While Dating
One of the most powerful foundations of a successful marriage is the quality of conversations the couple can have together. What does this look like when you are dating? Let’s look at 5 domains of concern conversations, I believe will enrich your dating experiences. 1. Career Now that you are out to dinner, on a…
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Backbone Parenting: Parent or Friend?
“Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.” Carl Jung Parent: according to Webster’s dictionary, means a person who brings up and cares for another. Let’s think of our children as an empty vessel. The vessel, which we will say is the child’s individuality, is empty and needs to…
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