A Proposal To Restore Marriage In Louisiana

By Mike McManus The following is an abbreviated version of my testimony of February 5, 2013 to the Louisiana Marriage Commission. No Fault Divorce Reform I suggest that Louisiana consider two different No Fault Divorce Reform strategies. The first is based on the fact that lengthening the time before a couple can get divorced will […]

The ABCs of Marriage and Relationship Education

Written by Seth Eisenberg Nearly 30 years ago Virginia Satir, called the “Mother of Family Therapy,” encouraged psychotherapists to shift focus from therapy to education as their primary strategy for helping repair relationships. Fifteen years later, Dr. Marty Sullivan of Duke University’s renowned Integrative Medicine Program began integrating relationship skills training into a holistic approach […]

Should Filing For Divorce Be Harder?

Written by Beverly Willett In my view, obtaining a divorce today couldn’t get much easier.  And that’s a great — and unnecessary sadness. We all want to be happy. But our current me-centered approach to divorce isn’t working, and children bear the brunt. Every year one million children lose the protection that, experts agree, marriage affords. Evidence shows […]

A Not-So-Rosy Valentine’s Day

Written by Michele Weiner-Davis Mention Valentine’s Day, and it’s bound to conjure up the same mental image for nearly everyone: Romantic dinners at candlelit restaurants, Godiva chocolates, two dozen long-stem roses, sentimental Hallmark cards. But what if your relationship is on the rocks and Valentine’s Day is just another painful reminder that your life isn’t […]

The Best 2 Hours Of My Divorce

 Written by David Schel Like most people, I reached age 49 never experiencing a lotto win, surgery, or fighting in a war.  I have, however, experienced the painful fallout of divorce throughout my entire life. When my wife and I got married, we had no family in our lives because of the devastation that occurred […]

The Photo Finish That Accompanies Divorce

Written by Jennifer Graham The family dog licks Tiger Woods’ face, as Elin Nordegren cuddles the couple’s daughter and newborn son. It’s their last family photograph – at least the last one the public saw. It was taken nine months before Woods famously crashed his car in 2009, shattering not only his windshield, but this […]

Stop The Divorce Roller Coaster — I Want To Get Off! (A Child’s Plea)

Written by Lesli Doares I remember my 15th birthday like it was yesterday. You see, birthdays in my family had always been special occasions. The birthday child got to choose a special dinner menu and my mom would make the requested flavor of cake. But things didn’t quite go as usual on that September day […]

Divorce Reform IS Possible In 2013

Written by Beverly Willett The election may be over, but America remains as divided as ever.[1]  And our leaders and our citizens have their eyes focused in the wrong direction because the number one problem facing America today is simply not the deficit or unemployment or health care. It’s family instability. Moreover, the welfare of […]

Hard-Core Porn: The Cancer of Marriage

Written by Mike McManus Hard-core pornography is a contributing factor in more than half of all divorces.  It is also addicting our youth, distorting their values, and rendering many young men sexually dysfunctional. Believe it or not, “Current federal obscenity laws not only prohibit distribution of hardcore pornography on the Internet, but also on hotel/motel […]

The More Than Good Enough Marriage

Written by Cathy Meyer Low-conflict marriages account for the lion’s share of divorces every year.  And these divorces involve marriages that experts believe can  be saved. “One minute, you love the stability and contentment. The next minute, you think it’s not the right marriage, and there are flaws in the marriage that are serious, even […]