Table for One or Table for Two: Co-Parent Counseling Options
Co-parenting counseling is usually served up as a table for 2 - dad and mom, mom and mom or dad and dad. At the heart of co-parent...
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melissamft
- Jun 16
- 4 min
3 Active Listening Co-Parent Skills That Benefit You and the Kids
If you are reading this, you know well that co-parenting is a complex and often challenging endeavor. You may feel at the end of your...
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melissamft
- May 19
- 3 min
The Impact of Separation and Divorce on Mental Health: Understanding and Coping with the Stress
Separation and divorce are at the top of the stress charts. Stress from separation and divorce is much more than disagreements, discord,...
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melissamft
- May 8
- 2 min
Mental Health Awareness Month: Mother's Day Is Not All Roses
Flowers. Warm hugs. Gratitude. The hallmarks of Mother’s Day. As much as Mother’s Day is a celebratory holiday, it can also be a...
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melissamft
- Apr 21
- 2 min
How a Divorce Coach Assists You in the Divorce
Whether you are in a collaborative divorce process, mediation or traditional litigation, a divorce coach serves the same purposes. Your...
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melissamft
- Apr 11
- 2 min
The Role & Benefits of a Divorce Coach: Is It Right for You?
A divorce coach is a trained professional who is an ally and support for you as well as expert in the field of divorce. As a licensed...
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melissamft
- Mar 8
- 1 min
The End of Divorce With Respect Week 2024 But Not the End of Divorcing With Respect
This is my second year of co-chairing DWRW with Leslie Howell, JD, with a wonderful group of collaborative divorce professionals. When we...
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melissamft
- Mar 4
- 1 min
Enjoy this clip about Divorce With Respect Week!
I had the pleasure of talking with Ashley-Nicole last week about DWRW. Check this out. And, go to www.divorcewithrespectweek.com for your...
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melissamft
- Feb 18
- 1 min
Divorce & Beyond Features My Divorce With Respect Week Team
Thank you Susan Guthrie for hosting myself and my DWRW team on Instagram Live! Three divorce professionals who have dedicated their work...
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melissamft
- Jan 30
- 1 min
A Guide for Talking to Your Kids About Separating/Divorcing
One thing I love about doing collaborative divorce work is... you guessed it -- collaborating! I work with psychologists, attorneys,...
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melissamft
- Jan 30
- 1 min
City of Santa Clara Proclamation Granted to Melissa Lenon
Divorce will affect approximately 57,000 citizens of Santa Clara given the number of married couples in Santa Clara today. There is a...
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melissamft
- Sep 26, 2023
- 1 min
Everybody's Breaking Up, but Nobody's Bitter: What's Going On?
By Gina Cherelus, The Third Wheel, New York Times I was recently quoted in a NYT's article about trending divorce announcements - that...
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melissamft
- Sep 26, 2023
- 2 min
Celebrity Divorce Announcements - There is Something You Should Know About Divorce
As Gina Cherelus notes in her article “Everyone’s Breaking Up, but Nobody’s Bitter: What’s Going On,” a number of celebrity divorce...
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melissamft
- May 1, 2023
- 1 min
Point C: Former Family Court Judge Creates This Video for Parents
Wanting to help parents and children in contentious divorce cases, Point C is a 5 minute video to help parents to not unintentionally...
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melissamft
- Apr 30, 2023
- 4 min
How to Respond to Your Coparent’s Red Hot, Inflammatory Text
There is no doubt that a red hot text is likely to spur another and then another. The opposite can happen as well - that the receiver...
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melissamft
- Apr 19, 2023
- 3 min
How to keep conflict low in your divorce
Tune In to Your Internal Station It’s natural to have a whole bundle of tangled feelings and thoughts about the divorce and leading up to...
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melissamft
- Apr 19, 2023
- 3 min
How to Develop a Great Parenting Plan
One of the most important parts of the ‘how’ is the ‘who’ doing the ‘how’. Vanilla or 31 Flavors? I wish every family had a chance to...
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