Dr. Tara Egan is a child and adolescent therapist, a parent coach, an author, and the host of a parenting podcast called "One Day You'll Thank Me," which is just beginning its third season. She is the owner of a private practice called Charlotte Parent Coaching, located in Charlotte, NC. She also offers online resources, bi-monthly free parenting webinars, and public speaking services to parents and educators. In this [...]
Brent Johnson was married for eight years and is the father of two young boys (currently 6 and 8). His difficulties in divorce were compounded by unresolved feelings of inadequacy, fear, and self-acceptance from childhood and early adulthood. Through reconnecting with his family, faith, friends, and boxing a heavy bag, he was able to work through these issues to become a whole, happy person. Sherry and Brent discuss the [...]
Faith Dulin is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. She focuses on personal empowerment through self-love and setting boundaries. Outside the office, she enjoys dominating at game night and riding her motorcycle. Sherry and Faith discuss the importance of setting boundaries in your personal relationships, as well as what can happen if your boundaries become blended with significant others in your life. [...]
Denise Banks-Wilson is a divorce & family mediator and co-parent coach. Much to her shock, on the day she completed her divorce mediation certification program, her husband asked for a divorce. During what became the most challenging time in her life, Denise found herself helping other hurting individuals as they went through their divorces. Denise took to heart the strategies she was sharing with her clients and through her [...]
Today's guest is Jumana Scoggins, MA, NCC, LCMHC. Jumana is a psychotherapist who works individually with adults and adolescents as well as with couples in her Blakeney office in Charlotte, NC. Three years ago, she separated from her husband of 19 years and they recently finalized their divorce. They have 3 children between them and 2 children from her former husband's previous marriage. Sherry and Jumana discuss the feelings [...]
Today's guest is Kristen Hilty, CDFA. A twenty-year veteran in the financial services industry, Kristen is passionate about helping to educate and empower people who are divorced or divorcing to make sound, rational decisions around their financial futures. Kristen has experienced a divorce firsthand, and has watched family members, friends, and of course countless clients go through it as well. She knew there had to be a better way. [...]
Today's guest is Breta Collins, MA, LMFT. Breta is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice in the Charlotte, NC area. She works from an attachment-based perspective and is trained in trauma resolution therapy and narcissistic relationship abuse. Breta supports couples experiencing relationship ambivalence, infidelity recovery, and communication issues, individuals who are recovering from toxic relationships, men dealing with midlife discontent and crisis, and people experiencing [...]
In the first full-length episode of Stories of Divorce Resiliency, you will hear from the host of the podcast: Sherry Smith, LMFT, CDC. Sherry shares how divorce has impacted her personally, and she discusses the phases people go through as they make the painful decision to divorce. This episode will help you to determine whether or not your marriage is salvageable; if it is not, Sherry provides an [...]
In a previous blog post How to Tell Your Children About Your Divorce, I discussed how best to inform your children about your divorce as well as methods to minimize trauma for them. In this post, I’ll go into more detail as well as discuss what the research shows about how children respond to divorce based on your child’s age. I will also provide some co-parenting tips. Please keep [...]
When someone finds out they are about to get a divorce, or the topic is on the table for discussion, oftentimes the first thing they do is have a consultation with an attorney. While consulting with an attorney makes sense, it isn’t always the best first step. Divorce is one of life’s most difficult transitions. It’s ranked second in difficulty only to the experience of the death of a [...]
