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The Song at the End of My Marriage – Radiohead’s “All I Need”

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:November 1, 2014
Post category:Depression Divorce Health and Fitness Joy Love Single-Dad

Here's a rough Radiohead cover song of All I Need.

Dads, Fathers, & Men: Single Dads Are Pro Family Too

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 29, 2014
Post category:Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

Divorced dads have a lot harder time staying involved in their kids' lives, even with they make every effort, keep every appointment, and ask for more time then they are given with them, post-divorce. I am that dad.

Unlocking Touch – The Love Language I Speak

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 26, 2014
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness Joy Love Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad

From the joy comes an additive feature that I am looking to attract into my life. I am a meta-happy person. I can see the good in awful times and will work towards and keep striving towards solutions, knowing that my joyful optimism will prevail. But that is not always the case. So I hope to find another person who is also additive with their energy and happiness. AND they share the love language of touch.

Holding Your Dream Together As Your Marriage Comes Apart

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 21, 2014
Post category:burn Co-Parenting Dating Divorce Health and Fitness Married Life Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

She asked me not to write about her or the kids, ever. But, I'm sorry, that's the only way I can talk about what's going on for me at this amazing juncture in my life.

Coming Full Circle: One Dad’s Divorce Recovery

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 20, 2014
Post category:Depression Divorce humans of divorce mindfulness Parenting self-awareness Self-care Single-Dad

And I am happy for the healing in my family that has come from flipping all the negatives of divorce on their ass and finding the way back to love. Everything in my life is about love. And the love and support of my kids comes before all of my own needs and goals.

There’s Something Missing: On Moods and Chemicals in my Brain

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 19, 2014
Post category:Depression Health and Fitness Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

The moods roll in and out as if on tides. There is no controlling the bio-rhythm of our energy overall, it's really just how we respond to the varying levels of energy. And over the past several months a low-energy day was just passing through. Yesterday, the low-energy had the feeling of maybe sticking around for a bit. That got me a bit worried.

What I Learned From My First and Second Marriages

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 18, 2014
Post category:Anger Divorce Joy Love Married Life Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

As much as we wanted to remain in love and grow in love as parents, there were some fundamental shifts that happened in our lives and in our aspirations. What I learned from my first "touch" lover was that my needs for closeness are fundamental to my complete happiness.

Blameless Divorce: I Had a Dream Where You Apologized

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 15, 2014
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Divorce Married Life Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

As we grew into our parenting roles, we had different ideas about how that should look. And I fess up, I was unhappy. I was asking for a massive change. And in the end, we disagreed on what we wanted as a couple.