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Self-care takes many forms. What we know, is most of us do not take enough time off. We drink coffee to fuel our days and interrupt our nights. Self-care is the process of unwinding ourselves from the rat race and giving our bodies and our souls time to recharge, play, and be quiet.

Loving the Body: Size, Weight, Color, Age, Fitness, Happiness

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 6, 2013
Post category:Health and Fitness Self-care Single-Dad

We have been programmed to think skinny and young is the only measure of beauty. That's kind of crazy since my opportunity or desire to be with a twenty-year-old is near zero. I'm looking for a mom, who's happy and radiant, and in her forties or early fifties. And I'm prepared to meet her halfway between the perfect body and working on it. We are in this for the long haul. And I guess, as over 50-ish people, we will always be "working on it."

Finding the Happy Side of Difficult Divorce Street – FLIP IT

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 1, 2013
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Health and Fitness Joy Money Parenting Self-care Single-Dad

There is no time like the present to flip your anger into absurd, cackling, fake laughter. It's a known fact that your physical body doesn't really know the difference between real laughter and fake laughter. So if you give a big ol' Pee Wee Herman laugh, your body really thinks you are laughing. The endorphins and physical joy comes back into your system, fires up the happy side of your brain, and can bring you part of the way back to center.

Co-parenting Is Not Always Easy, But We Have a Choice

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:September 25, 2013
Post category:Co-Parenting Depression Divorce humans of divorce Money Self-care Single-Dad

So much of co-parenting is about negotiation and compromise. We no longer have the same loving emotional ties to our former partners. We no longer have to make their urgency and priorities our own.

The Divorce Ahead, Go Slow, Breathe

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:September 23, 2013
Post category:Co-Parenting Divorce humans of divorce Married Life Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

There will be time for anger. There will be moments when anger is the only way you can find to stand up for what you believe to be right. But the rest is up to you.

A Return to Wholeness After Divorce

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:September 21, 2013
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Health and Fitness humans of divorce Married Life Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

In divorce, when you lose everything, what you still have is your kids. And while you are deep into the recovery of your own feelings, paying attention and parenting from a place of wholeness is critical.

Why Did You Get Back Together? Lessons In Love and Being Loved

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 12, 2012
Post category:Anger Dating Parenting relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad

When contemplating a long-term relationship, unaddressed issues will not get fixed on their own. They will fester until one partner breaks either with anger or acting out. And if the issue has been around for more than 6-months you owe it to yourself and your partner to address it head-on.