It Is Hard To Get Started When Changing Your Life
As a family law paralegal, I have seen people at the worst possible time in their life. The feeling of failure and “how did this happen to me” was a common theme. It is hard to realize that you are...
View ArticleBrene Brown’s TED Talk — Update on Vulnerability (Especially Her Own)
I have never heard the words shame and vulnerability used in a context that examines why people react the way they do. This topic should absolutely be part of the discussion when planning a wedding...
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It Takes a Brave Person To Call Off The Wedding
As a person who married at the oh-so-young age of nineteen (and later divorced), I was drawn to this great article I read in the Huffington Post by Lauren Parker. It took a lot of courage for this...
View ArticleBrene Brown – First TED Talk
This is the first TED talk which I find an amazing introduction of the words “shame” and “vulnerability” The post Brene Brown – First TED Talk appeared first on Sherry L Carver. If you liked this post...
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Marriages Fall Apart at Retirement
What did you love to do as a kid? Were you able to be alone or did you need a group around you. Hobbies are an integral part of being able to entertain ourselves when we are alone. Marriage does not...
View ArticleMarriage – Take Two: Finding a Partner for Life
How hard is it to find a partner for life? What steps do we take to insure that the person you love today will be the one you still love in fifty years? The National League Arizona Diamondbacks...
View ArticleMarriage — Take Two: Learning to Listen
I have been on a journey for the last two years of learning how to listen. There must be something in the human DNA which repels listening to others without that need to respond before the other...
View ArticleMusic – The Memory Book
Whenever life seems too much and I long for a simpler time, all I have to do to bring back that time is play my library of music in Itunes. It is amazing how music can transport you to a memory....
View ArticleHow You Plan Your Wedding Will Set The Tone For Your Marriage – Part One
This post will be an ongoing series of excerpts from a Guide I began writing for engaged couples but I realize it applies to second marriage couples as well. Many times in a second marriage you are so...
View ArticleMarriage–Take Two: Support Each Other
Phil Mickelson won the golf tournament in Scotland last weekend after his huge disappointment coming in second at the U.S. Open for the sixth time. He missed his putt on the 18th hole in Scotland...
View ArticleAre you Living in the Moment?
How many times have you left the house, started down the road and then felt panic? Did I turn off the curling iron? Did I turn off the burner on the stove? Did I lock the door? How many times have...
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My Experience as the Kid of Divorce
I have a lot of experience with divorce. My first exposure was being sat down in the family room by my parents who had been married twenty three years. I was eighteen and ready to embark on my own...
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My Experience as the Kid of Divorce–Part Two
My mother moved out and started dating her high school boyfriend. My dad moved back in and our family was irretrievably broken. I tried to replace my mother at home but was ill equipped to do more...
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Are Finances the Real Number One Cause of Divorce?
In my experience as a family law paralegal, I secretly hoped that somehow the legal process of divorce would become too much for each couple and they would find a way to heal their differences and...
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Rebuild The House After Divorce
The Judge has stamped the Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage and you are holding the paper that will dictate your life. The anger has dissipated and the house, the kids and your bank account are in...
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My Experience as the Kid of Divorce — Part Three
I have stared at this picture for many years. It was the last one taken before my parent’s divorce took hold of our family. I was graduating high school and could not think about my future. I...
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Divorced Mothers — Raising The Kids Alone
I was recently on a trip to Boston and had a morning to sit at a local mall and catch up on my writing. As I was taking down some notes for a blog, I couldn’t help watching an older gentleman sitting...
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Marriage and Communication — Can Divorce Be Avoided?
I have heard for years that communication is the key to a good marriage BUT what is good communication? Are we able to change the script that we learned up to age twenty on how to navigate being...
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Is It Time For Congress To Get A Divorce?
Congress is in a relationship that is clearly not working. The kids (American Public) are upset, bickering continues daily, both sides are unwilling to compromise and hope is irretrievably lost....
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Organize Your Financial Life — Make More Time For Fun
Organizing your finances is not always the most fun you can have in a day. In my experience, there are people who love it and people who avoid it. There seems to be no middle position. As a...
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