Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

By Lisa S. Brown

Board Certified Counselor

For divorced dads, what better way than the holiday season to take time and reflect about all of the things that we are grateful for?

Of course, we don’t need a holiday reminding us to be thankful but it sure is a great excuse to take some time to smell the roses. It is when we are able to show gratitude that we find ourselves feeling a little happier.

It is so easy during difficult times, to focus on what is missing from one’s life. There is a major difference between happy and unhappy people.

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

The Women's Liberation Movement made great progress in gender equality, but at the detriment of fathers rights.

A realm of law and society that the Women’s Movement severely stifled and damaged was the area of domestic violence. On the surface, this claim would seem to be incorrect.

In order to understand domestic violence in today’s world, we must first take a trip back in time.

By Lisa S. Brown

Board Certified Counselor

"Drugs do not make us happy, people do." - William Glasser

If I have learned anything during my lifetime is that we need people!

We were not put on this earth to function completely independent. We need a support system of some kind in order to truly flourish as human beings.

This is never more true than when divorced dads are trying to deal with a cataclysmic shift in their lives, such as divorce.

By Lisa S. Brown

Board Certified Counselor

"I just want to be happy."

This is something I am sure we all have felt at some or another, particular during the divorce phase. There is usually an air of frustration with the feeling of constantly trying to seek happiness.

It is easy to continuously live in the past or look to the future for possibilities but in all reality we should be looking at living in the moment to find happiness.

Happiness is right before most of us but we get so focused on what is “missing” from our lives that we overlook all the love and joy around us. As the weather starts warming up, I encourage you to take time to appreciate all the beauty that exists around you.

Here are five tips on living a happier life:

By Lisa S. Brown

Board Certified Counselor

When I learned that divorce is one of the most anxiety provoking events that one could experience in a lifetime, I felt a huge sigh of relief.

It had all made sense to me now and it is only natural for me to empathize with someone that has been down that path.

It is common for one to experience an array of emotions before, during, and after a divorce. Sadness, anxiety, loneliness, and isolation are just a few of the emotions that one could experience.

The most daunting of it all seems to be the actual "change" of an entire life.