Category: Children of Divorce

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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 […]