Category: Children of Divorce
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I Can’t Wait for This Season to be Over!
Countless times I’ve heard people say, “just waiting for Christmas to be done,” “can’t wait for this season to be […]
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ADP 046 Finding Thanks-giving in the Hurts
Kent Darcie shares some of his story to help other adults with divorced parents find the thanks-giving blessings in their […]
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Have You “Un-remembered” the Wrong Memories from Your Childhood?
After deciding she wanted to deal with the challenges of her parents’ divorce. Lisa Lickona, in her article “The ‘Homelessness’ […]
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Creating a Boundary
Counselor and author Kent Darcie discusses the basics for creating a boundary. Part 3 in this series on Holiday Boundaries […]
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So It’s Time to Divorce
Marriage is hard, but you never thought it would be this hard. One day the lightbulb goes off. “Now I […]
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One Reason Adults with Divorced Parents Keep Secrets
Counselor and author Kent Darcie discusses how children of divorce’s need to keep secrets in childhood can lead to keeping […]
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What’s in a Name?
For people with divorced parents, everything! There’s a lot of talk about 4-letter words, but in the parental-divorce world, two […]
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Getting the Backstory…and healing Part 3: The Pillars of Healing
My father was an adult child of divorce. His father had divorced parents, as did his grandfather. I was well […]
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Getting the Backstory…and Healing Part 2: Talking with Our Parents
In Part 1, I reviewed how empathetic listening can help improve conversations and our healing. This type of listening encourages […]
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Father Hunger and the Search for Manhood
“Father hunger is a deep, persistent desire for emotional connection with the father that is experienced by all children.” I […]
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Divorce: A Preventable Pandemic?
If you haven’t heard, divorce is “soaring” in China and Covid is the reported culprit. Most news stories are sourcing […]