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You Are Already There: 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 m1 Married Life mindfulness Parenting Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality
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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.

Pura Vida: Finding and Sharing Our Eternal Optimism

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 14, 2022
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love m1 mindfulness Money relationship building Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality
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In this sacred life, we have a limited number of hours in our day. The same number of hours as every other being in our space-time continuum. By checking in with your intentions and actions on a regular basis you can begin adjusting your life towards the life you want.

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
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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.

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
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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.

Therapy vs Life Coaching: Two Different Processes & Goals

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 4, 2022
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Drinking Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love Love on the Air Married Life mindfulness Money Parenting relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality
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I work with men and women who are looking to reset their priorities in life to align more with their long-term goals. What's keeping you from achieving your dreams? What parts of your life need attention?

Interrupting Our Own Storytelling: a 4-Step Path to Mindfulness

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 16, 2021
Post category:Dating m1
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Keep interrupting the stories you are telling yourself and others. Take control of your thoughts and actions by pausing in the moment and recentering then resetting your trajectory.

Happy Dad, Sad Dad, Angry Dad: Recapping The Whole Parent in 2021

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 15, 2021
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce mindfulness relationship building Self-care
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Finding the Positive in 2021 was a challenge. And as we round the corner into the holidays, I'd like to recap my work for the year and see how my sentiment ran for the holistic side of The Whole Parent.

Going Meta: Breakups, Depression, and Befriending Sadness

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 10, 2021
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Joy Love m1 Married Life Parenting Relationships Single-Dad Spirituality
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I'm not perfect. I don't have the answer to this question of how to be happy all the time. But I am learning to see my emotions, my feelings, as something that are a part of me, but are not all of me. That's my meta-view.