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January 12, 2017

Selling the House in Divorce, Or Not

January 12, 2017/ Mariella Rudi

Should you stay or should you go?  Mortgage broker Mona Elhalwagy weighs in on what to do with the family home during a divorce.

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January 12, 2017

Hosting a Dinner for 13, Newly Single

January 12, 2017/ Wendy Paris

Why hosting a dinner party for 13 people the month after my husband moved out gave me confidence to move forward as a single woman.  What you can do to gain strength. 

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January 12, 2017/ Wendy Paris/
House & Home, Wendy's Blog, Friends Relatives Commu, Editor's Picks
Friends, Creativity
December 22, 2016

Retail Therapy: What to Get the Newly Single

December 22, 2016/ Mariella Rudi
Retail Therapy: What to Get the Newly Single

It's hard to know what to get a friend when their newly unattached. Splitopia's Official Divorce Gift Guide is here to make their transition a smooth one during the holidays.

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December 22, 2016/ Mariella Rudi/
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December 14, 2016

Event! SHINE Live Storytelling-on-Stage in Santa Monica

December 14, 2016/ Wendy Paris
Event! SHINE Live Storytelling-on-Stage in Santa Monica

Sunday, December 18th in Santa Monica, join me for an evening of stories-on-stage about "soul food." 

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December 14, 2016/ Wendy Paris/
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December 07, 2016

Diary of a Dissolving Marriage, As Seen Through Food

December 07, 2016/ Daliya Karnofsky
Diary of a Dissolving Marriage, As Seen Through Food

"The heavy food soothed and sedated me. And then, slowly, the marriage itself began to feel sedated." 

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December 07, 2016

Why Living Near a Co-Parent Makes Real Estate Sense

December 07, 2016/ Laura Brienza
Why Living Near a Co-Parent Makes Real Estate Sense

As "Jane the Virgin" shows, living close to an ex can ease logistical and emotional complications of co-parenting. 

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December 07, 2016/ Laura Brienza/
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November 30, 2016

Divorce Survival Kit: Why Principle of Parting #4 Is "Build a Tool Kit"

November 30, 2016/ Wendy Paris

The immediate period of separation can feel like a natural disaster. Prepare a tool kit to stay afloat.

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November 30, 2016/ Wendy Paris/
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November 23, 2016

Relish the Holidays, Even During Divorce

November 23, 2016/ Wendy Paris
Relish the Holidays, Even During Divorce

There's a lot to give thanks for, even after a divorce. 

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Food, Holidays
November 23, 2016

Learning Self-Reliance After Divorce (and Loving It)

November 23, 2016/ Regina A. DeMeo
Learning Self-Reliance After Divorce (and Loving It)

Removing a wasps’ nest from the barbecue grill herself, rather than relying on her ex-husband, was a step toward empowerment.

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November 23, 2016/ Regina A. DeMeo/
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October 12, 2016

Help! I Can't Eat

October 12, 2016/ Wendy Paris
Help! I Can't Eat

Many people drop weight dramatically in divorce.  Clinical nutritionist Inna Topiler offers five ways to keep healthy.

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October 12, 2016/ Wendy Paris/
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stress, weight loss, health
September 29, 2016

Eating Well is the Best Revenge

September 29, 2016/ Daliya Karnofsky
Eating Well is the Best Revenge

Cooking at home can be an empowering way to feel "in" your life and regain vitality.  Six easy ways to start, plus recipes.  Hint: Chocolate may be involved.

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September 29, 2016/ Daliya Karnofsky/
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home alone, Food
August 17, 2016

Foods That Reduce Stress?

August 17, 2016/ Wendy Paris
Foods That Reduce Stress?

Q&A: Clinical nuritionist Inna Topiler on why caffeine and chocolate do not a good divorce diet make. 

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August 05, 2016

3 Plants to Make You Happy (Or Less Miserable)

August 05, 2016/ Wendy Paris
3 Plants to Make You Happy (Or Less Miserable)

PHOTOS: Plants prove that flourishing happens, often with very little support, as interior stylist Jodi Topitz shows.

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August 05, 2016/ Wendy Paris/
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August 05, 2016

How I Learned to Love Cooking for One

August 05, 2016/ Daliya Karnofsky
How I Learned to Love Cooking for One

PERSONAL ESSAY: "One of my first thoughts was my old dream of food discovery; I would take back my food identity!"

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Food, personal essay
August 05, 2016

Suing to Relocate: How and Why to Avoid It

August 05, 2016/ Laura Brienza
Suing to Relocate: How and Why to Avoid It

Why suing to move away with your children can mean no one wins. Scenes from a good divorce gone bad in Grey's Anatomy. 

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August 05, 2016/ Laura Brienza/
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cooperative coparenting, grey's anatomy, relocating divorce
July 16, 2016

Relocation After Divorce: Moving Out to Move On

July 16, 2016/ Rebecca Cullen
Relocation After Divorce: Moving Out to Move On

PERSONAL ESSAY: "Lying awake in bed later that night, I wondered: was finding the diary a curse or a gift?" 

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July 16, 2016/ Rebecca Cullen/
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May 23, 2016

5 Ways to Love Your Home Again

May 23, 2016/ Wendy Paris
5 Ways to Love Your Home Again

Q&A: "Self and place are uniquely intertwined, and home and self especially." Design psychologist Toby Israel on form and function.  

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May 23, 2016/ Wendy Paris/
House & Home
August 20, 2015

Helping Kids Be Organized in 2 Homes

August 20, 2015/ Wendy Paris
Helping Kids Be Organized in 2 Homes

Not so organized yourself? Use the fact of your divorce as motivation to learn. Five ways to help kids be organizational super stars.

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August 20, 2015/ Wendy Paris/
Parenting, House & Home
June 18, 2015

4 Fast Ways to Feel At Home, Alone

June 18, 2015/ Wendy Paris
4 Fast Ways to Feel At Home, Alone

Purge the past (with moderation), bring in nature, and other ways to make your home your own.

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June 18, 2015/ Wendy Paris/
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