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How the Whole Parent Got His Groove Back After Divorce

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Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 13, 2022
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Drinking Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love Married Life mindfulness Money Parenting relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

I am sorry you’re going through a tough time. Divorce and breakups suck. I am here to give you hope and help you put your plan together for a better life.

Ready or Not-Ready for a Relationship: The Dating Game

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 4, 2022
Post category:Dating humans of divorce Joy Love relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad

Dating is simple. Relationships are hard work. Well, they can be hard work, or they can be temporarily effortless. I think that's what we're imagining when we jump back into the dating pool again. We remember the highs of love crushes, the sex, the joy, the "hi, I am soooo glad to see you" feelings that are bantered back and forth when you are establishing a new love relationship.

You Are Here: Taking Stock of Your Perfect Moments

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 16, 2022
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Drinking Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love Married Life mindfulness Parenting Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

What do you need to cut the tether attaching you to this bag of these BULLSHIT-LIES you keep telling yourself? Write them down. Identify the "little black bastards" pulling you down.

Meet Your Lover at Their Passion: Relationships in the Dating-App-Era

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 13, 2022
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness Joy Love relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad

Join your partner in all the ways you can. Time together doing things you both love is time together IN LOVE. That's how it works.

A Quick-Start Guide for the Divorcing Dad: The Off Times

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 10, 2022
Post category:Depression Divorce humans of divorce Money Parenting Self-care Single-Dad

Finally, if you're going to agree to a cooperative divorce, make sure you add in a clause about NEVER INVOLVING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. EVER.

Present Tense: Co-Parenting Disconnected

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 9, 2022
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Health and Fitness humans of divorce Parenting Self-care Single-Dad

Sure, you can lean into your kids' anger about the divorce. But your role as a parent is to help them separate their emotions from your emotions. Your anger has infused their entire lives.

Five Lessons About Dating a Single Parent: Racing into Love

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 8, 2022
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love Parenting relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad

Share your bed, but keep your own bedroom. That way there is no blurring of the boundaries while you are still trying to figure out the basics of the relationship.

My Transformational Divorce: The 4 Stages of Divorce Recovery

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 7, 2022
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Health and Fitness humans of divorce Love mindfulness Money Parenting relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

Everything that happened from the moment my then-wife said she’d been to see a lawyer, has delivered me up to be healed in a way that would not have been possible had we stayed together.