11
Sep
Posted by admin as life-after-divorce-blog
Watching the memorial service for 9/11 this morning, I listened to a young choir sing Mariah Carey’s song, Hero. The line that resonated for me was, ” You will come to learn the truth that the hero lies in you.”
To have survived the loss of a loved one who was snatched from them so suddenly...
23
Aug
Posted by shelleystile as life-after-divorce-blog
I know from personal experience that one doesn’t just let go of the past one day and everything is hunky-dory forever. Ah were it so! Divorce Recovery like any other discipline is an on-going process. Even the best of us have a blip on the screen of life every now and then. That nasty little...
17
May
Posted by shelleystile as life-after-divorce-blog
I saw a play last week in NYC entitled, Next to Normal.  The story is about a woman who is bi-polar.  Her disease was set off by  the death of her 8 month old son. She was unable to accept his passing to the point that he actually was alive for her.  She saw and...
01
May
Posted by shelleystile as life-after-divorce-blog
I attend a good deal of live theater in New York City. I believe in taking advantage of this incredible City that is at my fingertips and the theater in NYC is one of passions. As in life, some plays are phenomenal and some not so great. A few nights ago I saw a not...
04
Feb
Posted by shelleystile as life-after-divorce-blog
In divorce recovery as well as any other major loss in life, acceptance is the most important step we must take. By acceptance I mean the acceptance of your reality as it exists for you right now: what is and not what we think should or could be. Acceptance means being grounded in reality with...
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