Friends, Relatives & Community

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. 

Are you making friends choose sides?  Writer Caroline Jumpertz doesn't want to lose any more loved ones in other people's divorces. 

Splitopia.com Contributing Writer Rebecca Cullen riffs on how The Odd Couple helped her through her parents' divorce, and her own by showing the power of friendship.

Divorce, like other major life changes, can impact your religious observance and spirituality.  Four things to consider, including: Must you break up with your congregation? 

HBO’s new relationship comedy Divorce is more about marriage than the breaking up of one. The creators and stars dish.

Why I decided to do an improv comedy show about divorce. 

Q&A: What role should churches play in helping families through divorce? 

"In divorce, I lost a lot of circumstantial friends.  It was painful, for sure, but eventually, as I discovered, it freed me up to create better relationships." 

An article on Grandparents.com addresses the challenges of late-in-life uncoupling, which is on the rise. 

Be concrete, simple and open to hearing your child’s anxieties.