"Throughout this book, I felt Bruce had a secret window into my own life and private thoughts. Many private feelings I am currently dealing with were addressed and revealed in a manner that made me feel it is not only normal, but I am truly not alone in this. I was surprised that I cried while reading it and the comfort that the words brought me. I read tons of self-help books, among other types of books, and this book actually gives me hope and things to look forward to. My tears were from the fact that I am facing the words I read. I have been getting negative feedback from outside sources and these words reassured me not to listen, keep them out of your life and do what is right. The section on the other home/parent opened my eyes and freed me. I did not go into reading this book thinking it would help me on such a deep emotional level." ~Dorothy Justice, Vice Chair-Community Action Partnership

January 23, 2013

Stick With What Works


12 Step Awareness Program that helps move through divorce successfully with children. This current published series and collateral seminar program is based on successful concepts, strategies and philosophies from my new book, Success With Your Children In Divorce (2013)
This article is the twelfth and final segment to a 12 Step Awareness Program that helps move through divorce successfully with children. This currently published series and collateral seminar program is based on successful concepts, strategies and philosophies from my new book, Success With Your Children In Divorce (2013). The eleventh or last segment, “Staying Positive”, supported looking inward for insightful personal change and ownership, but while not judging yourself

By this stage in your development process, you’ve grown through separation and divorce and created new stronger family dynamics with your children. Through this process, my hope is you’ve been taking notes, running closely with the highlighted points, and building from what feels comfortable for you and your children. 

Identifying with all segments here help with understanding to trust your gifts and sustaining a path that wins over your children. Single and co-parenting can be a challenging effort initially when we depart from

January 17, 2013

Staying Positive


This is a pivotal time in your life. Times like these are defining moments for you. Staying positive after splitting up your marriage and family is a work in progress. It’s a big leap leaving a spouse, but even bigger with children. It may be the single most critical decision you will make in your lifetime, though one which may have the largest lasting positive impact depending on how you handle and adjust.
This article is the eleventh segment in a twelve part series I developed for maximizing success after divorce called, “My 12 Point Ladder To Successful Divorce Transition With Children.” The tenth or last segment published, Teach Your Children Well helped with showing your children opportunity doesn’t stop because of divorce.

This segment, “Staying Positive”, supports looking inward for insightful personal change and ownership, but while not judging yourself. What I might hear from clients today is how challenging it is to move forward, a la "…. Feet stuck in cement. No motivation. Don’t know what their future holds. No confidence. Just going through the motions."

Family and friends may reach out to support you through the initial tough times or immediately after the

January 9, 2013

Teach Your Children Well


Many think divorce is the end of the world. Depending on your circumstances, it’s certainly understandable as we’ve all been there initially. Divorce is no easy task regardless of your situation and it brings along with it fears and pains from the past and about the future. But, does this feeling project onto your kids?
This article is the tenth segment in a twelve part series I developed for maximizing your opportunities for success after divorce called, “My 12 Point Ladder To Successful Divorce Transition With Children.” The ninth or last segment published, Being A Reliable Resource helped with identifying how to communicate your love and support effectively with your children during this critical time in your lives.

This segment, “Teach Your Children Well”, supports the individual times you have created with your children by showing opportunity doesn’t stop because of divorce. By this time in your transitional development, you are building structure and adding stability back into your kid’s lives, creating new rituals with your children with any number of family rituals I personally developed, and you

January 1, 2013

Being A Reliable Resource Post-Divorce


This segment, “Being A Reliable Resource…” helps with communicating effectively with your children during this significant time in your lives moving forward as though only your living arrangements have changed.
This article is the ninth segment in a twelve part series I developed for maximizing your opportunities for success after divorce called, “My 12 Point Ladder To Successful Divorce Transition With Children.” The eighth or last segment published, “Developing Rituals That Change Everything” showed how to reinforce family bonds and send the hidden message, “We are going to be ok. We can move on and leave the past behind.”

This segment, “Being A Reliable Resource…” helps with communicating effectively with your children during this significant time in your lives moving forward as though only your living arrangements have changedBy this time in your transitional development, you are finding more time with your children, identifying and adjusting in your